Use It in a Sentence: murmuration

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe word is murmuration. Mur. Muh. Ray. Shun.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt means a huge flock of starlings swirling in patterns, probably named for the murmuring sound they make at dusk.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn a sentence: A murmuration of starlings darkened the sky over the parking garage.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I love that. So a murmuration is a flock that moves as one, all turning the same way at the same moment. That's the most organized thing I've ever heard of with a name that sounds like a sneeze.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFour people is a group chat. Starlings do it in the thousands. And one of the four is your life coach.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen this desk is a murmuration too.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm the graceful lead, you're the one who sits in the middle, and Dale is the bird that hits the window.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA murmuration moves as one. Dale has never once moved with anybody.