whippoorwill
2
9.9
- noun
- /ˈwɪpərˌwɪl/
- US
:
chotacabras
- The whippoorwill was gone.
- whippoorwill called
- whippoorwill song
- hear a whippoorwill
Examples
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During the summer evenings, the whippoorwill can be heard calling repeatedly in the warm air.
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A whippoorwill called from the trees.
Fiction book (1995) -
I would really like to go find and listen to the sound of the whippoorwill.
Academic text (2017) -
The song of the whippoorwill.
Academic text (2017) -
A whippoorwill starts calling.
Fiction book (2000) -
By the time the whippoorwill's call throbbed in the hollow, Leetha heard his slow step shuffling over the porch, returning.
Fiction book (1991) -
During supper that night, the dogs were rather noisy; it was a moonless black night with the alligators booming from Lake Belle and the whippoorwill crying in the orange grove.
Fiction book (1996) -
I love listening to the soothing call of the whippoorwill as it echoes through the quiet woods at night.
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The distinctive song of the whippoorwill is often associated with peaceful nights in rural areas.
Synonyms
A North American night bird with grey and white feathers and a loud repeated call
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whippoorwill comes from the bird's own song. People thought its repeated call sounded like 'whip-poor-will', so the night bird is named for that sound and the name helps you remember its song.