birdsong

noun

bird·​song ˈbərd-ˌsȯŋ How to pronounce birdsong (audio)
: the song of one or more birds

Examples of birdsong in a Sentence

The forest was filled with birdsong.
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When her students ask her to compose a piece of music using the sound of 30 birds, Melody travels back to her home village to capture their birdsong turning for help to a wise old singer who knows their whereabouts. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024 Mobbing will sound like cawing or angry chirps, distinct from typical birdsong. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024 At Little Massingham, though, there is birdsong in the air, including the clear, high notes of the nightingale; setting ponies, goats, and Tamworth pigs to cultivate old farmland has had remarkable results, with insects quadrupling in number. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024 Charging adrenaline-loving mountain bikers to fund rewilding might seem unusual now, but this could represent a vision of the future for south Wales—one where the squeal of disc brakes, the whirr of wheel hubs, and the riders’ whoops of delight mingle with a background of birdsong. Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for birdsong 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of birdsong was in 1896

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“Birdsong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdsong. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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