birdcall

Speech parts

1. birdcall - Noun

2. birdcall - Verb

Meaning

A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.

An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

song call birdsong clang howl note alarm bark cry outcry howling grunt alarum battle cry rallying cry
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Antonyms

answer deny happiness silence waive forgo
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Hypernyms

animal communication acoustic device

Hyponyms

bell-like call two-note call

Examples

Asia is the continent rhythm forgot. At best Asian music is off-brand American pop, like Sonny Bono in a karaoke bar. At worst Asian music sounds as if a truck full of wind chimes collided with a stack of empty oil drums during a birdcall contest. P. J. O'Rourke

a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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