Brambling

/ˈbɹæmb(ə)lɪŋ/ noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
  2. 2
    Eurasian finch wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bramble form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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fringilla montifringillaentanglesnarltangle

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bramline, equivalent to bramble + -ling.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, bramble + -ing.

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