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
Henseleit initially forced an extension to play by sinking a 45-foot birdie putt to draw level at five under par with Kuwaki, who sat nervously inside the clubhouse watching on.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
And she matched her eye-catching fashion sense with a similar performance from tee to green, carving out several excellent birdie chances that could have provided her with a more comfortable Sunday evening.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 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
“A little birdie named Ms. Oliverio tells me you are a fan of Dr. Nellie DuMont Frissé?”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
The match swung back and forth, with neither pair able to sustain a telling lead, but three birdies in a row from the 11th gave the Swedes a two-hole lead.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
After opening with a 74, the 30-year-old Hull made an eagle at the first hole on the second day and added nine birdies to climb up the leaderboard and finish with a 10-under total.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
On a hot but breezy day in the Algarve, Johnson opened with three consecutive birdies and added two more at the seventh and ninth to go out in 31 and take charge of the tournament.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Three-time major champion Lydia Ko is also well placed to make a move from one under par, as is England's Mimi Rhodes, who recovered from two early bogeys to sink three birdies.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The business about the flowers and little birdies just clinches the deal.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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
McDowell birdied the 10th and 11th to surge to the top of the leaderboard but his card was eventually littered with bogeys and he eventually signed for a six-over 76.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Young birdied the second hole but cooled and had bogeys on 6, 7 and 9.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 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
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
He came home in 32, birdieing the last for a sparkling 66 to tie the low total of the week at 11 under par.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
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
He parred the 18th after birdieing the previous three holes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
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
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