birding

[ bur-ding ]

/ ˈbɜr dɪŋ /

noun

the identification and observation of wild birds in their natural habitat as a recreation; bird-watching.

Origin of birding

1560–70 for earlier sense “hunting birds”; bird + -ing¹

Words nearby birding

bird flu, bird-footed dinosaur, bird grass, birdhouse, birdie, birding, bird in the hand, birdlike, birdlime, bird louse, birdman

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Example sentences from the Web for birding

Social scientists have studied what draws a person to birding, and there are differing schools of thought.
‘The Central Park Effect’ Explores the Magical Power of Birding|Rebecca Dana|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He is gone a birding sir Iohn, and I hope will not come home yet.
The Merry Wives of Windsor|William Shakespeare
One of the merits of “birding” with a sparrow-hawk is that everyone out is always busily engaged.
The Art and Practice of Hawking|Edward B. Michell
A Birding thus early, what forbidden Game rouz'd you so soon?
The Busie Body|Susanna Centlivre

British Dictionary definitions for birding

birding

/ (ˈbɜːdɪŋ) /

noun

another name for bird-watching

Derived forms of birding

birder, noun

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单词	birding
释义	birding [ bur-ding ] / ˈbɜr dɪŋ / noun the identification and observation of wild birds in their natural habitat as a recreation; bird-watching. Origin of birding 1560–70 for earlier sense “hunting birds”; bird + -ing¹ Words nearby birding bird flu, bird-footed dinosaur, bird grass, birdhouse, birdie, birding, bird in the hand, birdlike, birdlime, bird louse, birdman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for birding Social scientists have studied what draws a person to birding, and there are differing schools of thought. ‘The Central Park Effect’ Explores the Magical Power of Birding\|Rebecca Dana\|July 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He is gone a birding sir Iohn, and I hope will not come home yet. The Merry Wives of Windsor\|William Shakespeare One of the merits of “birding” with a sparrow-hawk is that everyone out is always busily engaged. The Art and Practice of Hawking\|Edward B. Michell A Birding thus early, what forbidden Game rouz'd you so soon? The Busie Body\|Susanna Centlivre British Dictionary definitions for birding birding / (ˈbɜːdɪŋ) / noun another name for bird-watching Derived forms of birding birder, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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