murmuration

A noun referring to a low, continuous, indistinct sound, often produced by a group of people or animals, and frequently accompanied by movement of the lips without forming clear words.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um som baixo, contínuo e indistinto, frequentemente produzido por um grupo de pessoas ou animais, muitas vezes acompanhado de movimento dos lábios sem formação de palavras claras. Também se refere ao murmúrio coletivo de um grupo, como o som de muitas vozes falando baixo ao mesmo tempo.

1. Low continuous sound C1 formal

   A low, continuous, indistinct sound, often produced by a group of people or animals, sometimes accompanied by lip movement without clear speech.

   • The murmuration of the crowd filled the hall before the speaker began.
   • He could hear the soft murmuration of voices from the next room.
   • The murmuration of the wind through the trees was calming.

   🇵🇹Murmúrio

   Sinônimos: buzzdronehummumblemurmurmutteringsusurrationwhisper

2. Flocking behavior of starlings C1 formal

   A large group of starlings flying together in a coordinated, swirling pattern, often at dusk.

   • We watched a spectacular murmuration of starlings over the fields.
   • The murmuration twisted and turned in the sky like a living cloud.
   • Scientists study murmurations to understand collective animal behavior.

   🇵🇹Murmuração

• murmurations plural form
• murmurations' possessive plural form
• murmuration's possessive singular form