Roosting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of roost form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Threats to marine bird populations worldwide include competition for food with fisheries; entanglement in fishing gear; ingestion of marine debris and disturbance of roosting and breeding birds by watercraft, aircraft, humans and introduced species (especially cats, rats and foxes), environmental pollution and oil spills."