birdcall
noun
bird·call
ˈbərd-ˌkȯl 
1
: a device for imitating the cry of a bird
2
: the note or cry of a bird
also
: a sound imitative of it
Examples of birdcall in a Sentence
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At stage left is Ruth Sullivan, a Foley artist with a cabinet of sonic wonders, who supplies thunder, birdcalls, and the amplified noise of roaring flames and bubbling water.
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Vulture, 23 May 2023
Facing the need to bring in younger audiences, orchestras were experimenting to find the right birdcall that my generation — the mighty Millennial — would answer.
—The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
Before the last silence, with birdcalls in the woodwinds, there is a spell of absolute fulfillment, of all-embracing spiritual warmth.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2019
The artist dresses up as a Hong Kong policeman from the British colonial era, holding a Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, a non-lethal sonic weapon, beaming concentrated sound or birdcalls at his audience.
—Vivienne Chow, Quartz, 31 Dec. 2019
Every detail, from a broken branch to a birdcall, is part of a larger story that makes sense when told the right way.
—Ken Geiger, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
Vulture, 23 May 2023
Facing the need to bring in younger audiences, orchestras were experimenting to find the right birdcall that my generation — the mighty Millennial — would answer.
—The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
Before the last silence, with birdcalls in the woodwinds, there is a spell of absolute fulfillment, of all-embracing spiritual warmth.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2019
The artist dresses up as a Hong Kong policeman from the British colonial era, holding a Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, a non-lethal sonic weapon, beaming concentrated sound or birdcalls at his audience.
—Vivienne Chow, Quartz, 31 Dec. 2019
Every detail, from a broken branch to a birdcall, is part of a larger story that makes sense when told the right way.
—Ken Geiger, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1621, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Birdcall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdcall. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.
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