Meaning of Whippoorwill | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus), a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.
2. The distinctive call of the above bird.

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Examples

““Seems like I heard a whippoorwill callinʼ, and I thought to myself, Go on away from here, weʼll whip ole Will when we find him.””

“The bird sang his whippoorwills all night.”

“From across the road a bird sang 'Whippoorwill, whippoorwill!'”

“Somewhere in the darkness a few cold-sounding frogs lamented the lost summer, and the bird which the Chippewa called muck-a-wiss sang whippoorwill.”

“For I'm sure 'tis a bird that now sings 'Whippoorwill, Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill!'”

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