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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A tricky back nine on her second round ended in style, as a birdie from the bunker on the 17th was followed by a par at the last.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
She lipped out for birdie on the sixth and seventh before a lengthy par save on the 15th prevented back-to-back bogeys.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was the first time since Tom Watson in 1977 that a 72nd green birdie had secured golf's oldest and grandest title by a single shot.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Every dead birdie means five bucks to maintain this here park you’re standing in.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
It was not a round that ever truly caught fire, despite featuring three birdies, but it keeps Hull firmly in contention.
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
Fox, a New Zealander who is the son of rugby legend, finished the tournament on a scorcher with four birdies in the final six holes to complete an out-of-nowhere victory for a 39-year-old journeyman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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
You only would hear the birdies twirping and the church bells ringing.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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
He birdied all four of them despite not hitting a fairway.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Both players birdied the ninth to turn with Chacarra three shots ahead, half of what his lead had been on the sixth tee.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
McIlroy got a four at the par-five first to pull even with the leaders, who both birdied it themselves 10 minutes later to move to 13 under.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
"I think I just managed it really well today," said Penge, who birdied the first and sixth before five birdies on the back nine, starting with a 22-foot birdie putt at the 12th.
From Barron's ● 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
“Nice to make a putt on 18. Nice to see something go in going into tomorrow. It’s a good feeling to kind of feel like I got something out of round, birdieing the last two.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2022
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