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watching the birdie

watching the birdie is the present participle and gerund of watch the birdie.

Meaning of watch the birdie

Verb

watch the birdie (third-person singular simple present watches the birdie, present participle watching the birdie, simple past and past participle watched the birdie)

  1. (imperative) To look toward the camera while one's photograph is being taken.
    • Danny watched the birdie and said cheese, and then it was over and the wait began. Danny would wait for weeks in anticipation of the day the final product was passed out by his teacher Miss Turner.2008, Tim Connelly, The Local News, page 41

Questions about watching the birdie

What is watching the birdie the present participle and gerund of?
Watching the birdie is the present participle and gerund of watch the birdie.

Words near watching the birdie in the dictionary

  1. watching one's step
  2. watching one's tongue
  3. watching out
  4. watching over
  5. watching paint dry
  6. watching the birdie
  7. watching the feathers fly
  8. watching the fur fly
  9. watching the world burn
  10. watching the world go by
  11. watchingly

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