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Synonyms for murmuration

Most common

muttering murmur mutter murmuring

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An act or instance of murmuring.

Forms

Plural
murmurations → murmurs, mutterings, mutters, murmurings…

Example sentences

  • muttering Igor was glaring at Anna and muttering to himself.
  • murmur Have you ever been diagnosed with a heart murmur?
  • mutter Tobias heard Isabella mutter: "Oh, shit!"
  • murmuring From the forest you could hear a dull murmuring.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
murmurationsteady
mutteringrising
murmurrising
mutterrising
murmuringrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
murmur2, mutter2
9 letters
muttering3, murmuring3
11 letters
mussitation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (murmur2 = 2 syllables).