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birding
[ bur-ding ]
noun
- the identification and observation of wild birds in their natural habitat as a recreation; bird-watching.
birding
/ ˈbɜːdɪŋ /
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Derived Forms
- ˈbirder, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Social scientists have studied what draws a person to birding, and there are differing schools of thought.
A picture of Phoebe was taken not long after she started birding, maybe by Dave.
A Birding thus early, what forbidden Game rouz'd you so soon?
You send small ships out among the islands to pick up the men, and the business is called ‘black-birding,’ is it not?
“Black-birding,” along in the seventies, was an outrageous piece of business no better than slave-stealing on the coast of Africa.
The matter became so notorious that the government investigated it and put a stop to ‘black-birding.’
Do you think your birding-piece can touch me here away, Master Tummas?
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