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Sound
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noun
An act or instance of murmuring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A flock of starlings, in particular when swarming in swirling patterns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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noun
An emergent order in a multi-agent social system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, mussitation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound
History
1350–1400; Medieval Latin murmuratio (“murmuring, grumbling”), equivalent to murmur + -ation. The “flock of starlings” sense is probably derived from the sound of the very large groups that starlings form at dusk.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
