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Definition of Murmuration
1. Noun. A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech.
Generic synonyms: Sound
Derivative terms: Murmur, Murmurer, Murmurous, Murmur, Murmur, Mussitate, Mutter, Mutterer, Mutter
Definition of Murmuration
1. n. The act of murmuring; a murmur.
Definition of Murmuration
1. Noun. An act or instance of murmuring. ¹
2. Noun. A flock of starlings. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Murmuration
Literary usage of Murmuration
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"The Industrial Chemist, November, 194\ murmuration of Starlings* Thousands of
voices in a winged parliament, apparently unanimous ; they consent together, ..."
2. The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert Burnet, Edward Nares (1843)
"in your most noble heart such an obedience unto his will, that your Grace without
murmuration and overmuch heaviness, do accept all adversities, ..."
3. Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from by John Campbell Campbell (1847)
"But the anonymous biographer I have before quoted, although he allows that
Coventry's enormous wealth was a ground of considerable " murmuration" against ..."
4. The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert Burnet (1865)
"... and pernicious doctrine, to the exaltation of the power of the bishop of Rome ;
bringing thereby our subjects into error, grudge, and murmuration, ..."
5. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth by James Anthony Froude (1881)
"And if He find in your most noble heart ^'y"^ such an obedience unto his will,
that your SU"^'^ Grace, without murmuration and over-much upon heaviness, ..."
6. The Inn of Tranquillity: Studies and Essays by John Galsworthy (1913)
"There seemed in all this white murmuration to be millions of tiny hands stretching
out to me, millions of whispering voices, of wistful eyes. I had no fear, ..."
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