roosting

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noun

The place or period where a creature roosts.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of roost
nounroosting (plural roostings)

plural roostings

  1. The place or period where a creature roosts.

    Several years ago starlings took over the residential sections for their nightly roostings during the Summer months.

    1950, The Rotarian, volume 77, number 5, page 12
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APA

roosting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roosting

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“roosting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roosting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roosting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roosting.

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