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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A couple of years ago, the tree collapsed, on account of disease, and now, amid birdsong and leaf-whisper, the concentric circles of stones, shifted by roots and overgrown with moss, have become a memorial to the organism that once supported them. Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025 Morning in the Kaeng Krachan National Park brings sunlight to the thick Thailand forests and birdsong to the air. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025 There's clouds and There's noise, there's birdsong, there's people arguing. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025 All winter, there was little birdsong to lift my heart. Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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