birding

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UK/bɜː(ɹ)dɪŋ/

noun

birdwatching

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounbirding (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebirdwatching

    The time has come, however, for BirdLife Australia to foster debate about how to ensure that Australian bird names, birding and bird conservation are culturally and socially inclusive, and do not cause offence.

    2022, Stephen T. Garnett, Golo Maurer, Georgia E. Garrard, “Why Australian common bird names should respond to societal change”, in Emu: Austral Ornithology, volume 122, number 2, page 150
  2. uncountableThe catching of birds; fowling

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Old Englishbridd
  2. Middle Englishbrid
  3. Englishbird
  4. Englishbirding

From bird + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

“birding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birding.

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