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murmurates

murmurates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of murmurate.

Meaning of murmurate

Verb

murmurate (third-person singular simple present murmurates, present participle murmurating, simple past and past participle murmurated)

  1. (intransitive) Of starlings, to gather in large flocks at dusk.
    • By dusk this murmurating cloud can number thousands or even millions of birds.2009, Daniel Butler, The mathematics of murmurating starlings, The Telegraph

Questions about murmurates

What is murmurates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Murmurates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of murmurate.

Words near murmurates in the dictionary

  1. murmur
  2. murmur diphthong
  3. murmur diphthongs
  4. murmurate
  5. murmurated
  6. murmurates
  7. murmurating
  8. murmuration
  9. murmurations
  10. murmured
  11. murmurer

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