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
Whaley rounded off his win with a superb left-to-right putt for birdie at 15 to become the first English amateur to triumph in the US Amateur since Matt Fitzpatrick in 2013.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 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 few neighborhood friends and I used to bat around the birdie for fun after school.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Gerard made five birdies and an eagle in a flawless round of 65 to leave him two shots clear of Australia's Adam Scott and Italian Filippo Celli, who are at 10 under.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
However, Whaley fought back superbly, making back-to-back birdies on the second and third holes of his second round on his way to winning four holes consecutively.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
The business about the flowers and little birdies just clinches the deal.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
The world number one, who already led the FedEx Cup standings heading into the first of three play-off events, birdied the first five holes at TPC Southwind.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
McIlroy played with 18-year-old amateur Mason Howell, who was sufficiently impressed as the defending champion birdied each of the final four holes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 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
Northern Irishman McIlroy improved from a second-round 69 that cost him his first-day lead, birdieing four of the last six holes to move to 12 under.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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
On Thursday, they feasted on the Pete Dye layout, birdieing their first four holes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 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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