birdliming

verb

present participle of birdlime
as in capturing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdliming
  1. capturing
  2. trapping
  3. collaring
  4. entrapping
  5. catching up
  6. meshing
Verb
  • Farming perennials is less disruptive to that carbon-capturing soil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Chef Francesco Ferretti is master of capturing flavor vis a vis delicate cooking techniques and fresh ingredients.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • Kathmandu, Nepal — Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal and voices have been heard, nine days after massive flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-China border trapping hundreds of workers inside multiple Himalayan energy projects.
    — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Alternatively, a short bootie is a closet staple and offers protection from the elements without trapping heat around your calves.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapping
Verb
  • At least one wolf died during a collaring operation, according to previous Bee reporting.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • The collaring project aims to give insight into pup survival, and causes and rates of mortality.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Definition of collaring
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  • Democrats called the hearing a politically motivated attempt at entrapping Fauci and praised the scientist for his work during the pandemic.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Another one of the Tates’ lawyers filed a claim on Fisher’s behalf, accusing Hadley of entrapping him.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of entrapping
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  • Interviewing Danny DeVito is like catching up with your grandpa — if your grandpa was one of the most beloved and decorated actors of the last 50 years.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Fundamentals are catching up with price, this is a textbook example of a Best Stocks constituent.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of catching up
Verb
  • The hope is to spend the next few weeks of the offseason camp meshing those skills and personalities.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • The team is developing a more competitive package, the big and small details are coming together, and the people are meshing.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of meshing
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“Birdliming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdliming. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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