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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnuée d'étourneaux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɥe de.tuʁ.no
"La nuée d'étourneaux formait des figures fantastiques dans le ciel."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large flock of starlings that fly together in a dense, fluid, and intricately coordinated pattern across the sky.
"As dusk approached, a massive murmuration of starlings danced across the darkening horizon in mesmerizing shapes." - 2
The act of murmuring or making a low, indistinct, continuous sound, similar to whispering or muttering.
"A gentle murmuration of voices rose from the congregation as the speaker stepped up to the podium."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'murmuratio', meaning a murmuring or grumbling, stemming from the verb 'murmurare'. In Middle English and early Modern English, it initially referred to a low, continuous whispering sound or a flock of starlings (likely imitative of the sound made by large groups of birds). Over centuries, the ornithological sense became strongly associated specifically with the breathtaking, synchronized aerial movements of starlings.
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nuée d'étourneaux
Transliteration: nɥe de.tuʁ.no
"La nuée d'étourneaux formait des figures fantastiques dans le ciel."
Staroschwarm
Transliteration: ˈstaːʁɔsˌʃvaʁm
"Der Staroschwarm bewegte sich in perfekter Harmonie am Abendhimmel."
mormorio
Transliteration: mor.moˈri.o
"Un grande stormo di storni creava un affascinante mormorio nel cielo."
murmuración
Transliteration: muɾ.mu.ɾaˈsjon
"La murmuración de los estorninos pintaba formas cambiantes en el ocaso."
murmuração
Transliteration: muʁ.mu.ɾaˈsãw
"A murmuração de estorninhos encantou todos os observadores."
पक्षियों का झुंड
Transliteration: pakshiyon ka jhund
"शाम के समय पक्षियों का झुंड आसमान में अद्भुत कलाबाजी दिखा रहा था।"
椋鸟群
Transliteration: liáng niǎo qún
"傍晚时分，巨大的椋鸟群在天空中变换着各种奇妙的形状。"
찌그러기 떼의 군무
Transliteration: jjigeureogi tte-ui gunmu
"황혼 무렵 수많은 새들이 펼치는 군무는 장관을 이룹니다."
群れ
Transliteration: mure
"ムクドリの群れが夕空で見事なフォーメーションを描いた。"
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