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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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The calming silence is pierced only by a single birdsong. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 No birdsong, even the insects seemed to stop buzzing. Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 Sip a bottle of txakoli before lunch while enjoying the tranquil views and birdsong. Michelle Arellano Martin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025 Only the paintings bore witness to her intense, solitary writing sessions, conducted in the studio by night, Stein flicking the pages of her notebooks with hardly a pause, until dawn birdsong disturbed her concentration. Francesca Wade, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 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 8 Dec. 2025.

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