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.

• 🇨🇳指低沉、连续、模糊不清的声音，常由一群人、动物或水流等发出；也指多人低声说话、含混不清地嘟哝，以及鸟群（尤指椋鸟）大规模聚集飞舞的现象。

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.

   🇨🇳低语声

   同义词: 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.

   🇨🇳椋鸟群飞

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