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What is the noun for murmurings?

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murmur
  1. (countable) Low or indistinct sounds or speech.
  2. (medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.
  3. A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent
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  5. Examples:
    1. “A warm murmur of approval rippled across the room.”
      “The clamor of traffic had receded to a distant murmur.”
      “Except for the low murmur of the river, there was dead silence.”
murmuration
  1. An act or instance of murmuring.
  2. A flock of starlings.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The way it builds from an initial murmuration of clarinets is not unlike the way Palimpsest I proceeds.”
      “As the murmuration pulses and swoops, the crowd of onlookers follow its progress as though the same simultaneous force impelled them too.”
      “Once a murmuration gets this large, the best way to get rid of them is through a major concerted effort, as officials were doing Monday evening, he said.”
murmuring
  1. A sound that murmurs.
  2. A complaint against something.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The murmuring in the crowded coffee shop made it difficult to concentrate on my book.”
murmurousness
  1. Quality of being murmurous.
murmurer
murmurations
murmurings
  1. plural of murmuring
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The crowd grumbled, but oblivious to their disgruntled murmurings, Yahja hugged Yeshuah.”
      “This prompted some murmurings of agreement but also hostility from several people.”
      “There were lots of murmurings about the various auditions that have been taking place and how no-one has heard anything about callbacks.”
murmurers
murmurs
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