birdsong

[ burd-sawng, -song ]

noun
  1. the singing or calling of birds, especially songbirds.

Origin of birdsong

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How to use birdsong in a sentence

  • My childhood memory is of waking up early in the morning to sunshine, blue skies, and loud birdsong.

  • These were days that forbade Michael to walk afield, and that with haunting, autumnal birdsong held him in a trance.

    Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
  • Close on Sheriff birdsong's hurrying heels the judge himself issued forth from the sheriff's office.

    Back Home | Irvin S. Cobb
  • The glaze of unshed tears sprang over Miss birdsong's eyes like gauzy clouds across a summer sky.

    Just Around the Corner | Fannie Hurst
  • Through it came the first low twitter of birdsong, a sound that seemed to swell and grow until it filled the world.

    The Country Beyond | James Oliver Curwood
  • She lay with her head nestled in the crook of Roger's arm, and the birdsong seemed to come to her from a great distance away.

    The Country Beyond | James Oliver Curwood

British Dictionary definitions for birdsong

birdsong

/ (ˈbɜːdˌsɒŋ) /


noun
  1. the musical call of a bird or birds

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