birdie
Americanverb (used with object)
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birdies,
present (3rd person singular)
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birdied,
past participle, past
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birdieing
present participle
noun
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golf a score of one stroke under par for a hole
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informal a bird, esp a small bird
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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birdiesimple
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birdiessimple
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have birdiedperfect
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has birdiedperfect
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am birdieingprogressive
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are birdieingprogressive
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is birdieingprogressive
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have been birdieingperfect progressive
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has been birdieingperfect progressive
Past
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birdiedsimple
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had birdiedperfect
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was birdieingprogressive
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were birdieingprogressive
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had been birdieingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of birdie
Example Sentences
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Imagine a little birdie from the future landed on my shoulder and whispered, with 98% probability, exactly what the stock market and bond market are going to do.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
He regained the lead with a birdie putt at No. 17 and finished the four rounds at seven-under par.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Her round still contained three bogeys and her last birdie came on 13, preventing a further climb up the leaderboard.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He rewarded their unconditional support with a birdie on the last, which bumped him up to a tie of fourth place alongside Scheffler.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Swamp Noise, tho, swamp Noise is just the birds all thinking their worrisome little birdie thoughts.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
Woad's bogey-free opening round of 69 was followed up by a score of 71, which included three birdies on the front nine.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A run of four birdies in six holes began with a putt from about 20 feet on the fourth.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The 39-year-old Fox, ranked No. 56 in the world, secured the victory by making four birdies on his final six holes on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
But he quickly began climbing the leaderboard on moving day with five birdies on the opening eight holes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Get your towels ready, little birdies, it’s almost bathing time.”
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
New Zealander Ryan Fox, ranked No. 56 in the world, birdied four of his final six holes to take the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"If I hadn't birdied the seventh and eighth holes, I would have started to push a little bit," added the 36-year-old, who became just the sixth wire-to-wire Masters winner.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
Lee birdied four of his final six holes to set the clubhouse target but could not maintain that momentum.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Joining him at 12 under minutes later were Xander Schauffele, who birdied No. 10, and playing partner McIlroy, who three-putted for bogey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Only five of 51 players birdied it while 11 bogeyed it Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
But while the fans celebrated, Scheffler was busy birdieing the eighth to move six clear on 13 under.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
Just below Korda in the rankings, Jeeno Thitikul made a run toward the top of the standings by birdieing her first four holes, but ultimately settled in a tie for ninth place going 16 under.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
The ever-improving Tony Finau, who has won four of the last 18 tournaments he has entered - including last week’s Mexico Open - rallied to shoot 71 after birdieing two of his final three holes.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023
It had begun in the morning, with the wrap of the weather-delayed third round, with Scheffler birdieing four of his leftover six holes to zoom to that six-shot lead.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2022
“I just wanted to get back to even really for the day and ended up birdieing the last three. It was a good way to finish the day.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
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