birdwatching
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/
birdwatching noun: observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
Noun
birdwatching (uncountable)
- Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
- Synonyms:
- birding
- The hobby of watching rocket launches.
- In fact, on this night, the birdwatching is over for everyone, for the firing is cancelled. Nobody notifies birdwatchers officially, of course, so the exodus is scattered and gradual.1957, Skyline, volumes 15-18, page 7
- Girlwatching
- By the spring of 1968, they were the secular-singing O'Kaysion, and they had recorded a leering lyric about ogling babes for the peewee Northstate label. Local DJs, appreciating that bird-watching was a popular pastime for their listeners, rode the number as if it had a satin saddle.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 225
Synonyms of birdwatching
Forms of birdwatching
| alternative form | bird watching |
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Origin of birdwatching
From bird + watching.
Questions about birdwatching
- What does birdwatching mean?
- Birdwatching means observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
- What part of speech is birdwatching?
- Birdwatching is a noun.
- How do you pronounce birdwatching?
- Birdwatching is pronounced /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near birdwatching in the dictionary
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