Why this word is great
MURMURATION — [Noun] An act or instance of murmuring; also, a flock of starlings, especially when moving in coordinated, swirling patterns. From Medieval Latin murmuratio ("murmuring, grumbling"), from Latin murmurare ("to murmur") + -ation (suffix forming nouns of action). The sense of a flock of starlings likely derives from the sound of their collective movement. Unlike "murmur" (which lingers in the ear) or "swarm" (which suggests a mindless crush), "murmuration" is sound made visible—a living, shifting sculpture. It is the susurrus of a thousand feathers slicing air, the sudden inkblot of birds against a winter sky, the way the whole flock breathes—expanding, contracting—like a single lung suspended in the sky. A murmuration is the closest thing to witnessing a thought made visible, if thoughts could be written in starlings and wind.