"birdnesting" meaning in All languages combined

See birdnesting on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: birdnestings [plural]
Etymology: From birdnest + -ing (gerund ending). Etymology templates: {{af|en|birdnest|-ing|pos2=gerund ending}} birdnest + -ing (gerund ending) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} birdnesting (countable and uncountable, plural birdnestings)
  1. The act or process of collecting bird eggs Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-birdnesting-en-noun-hPSW0anO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Etymology: From birdnest + -ing (present participle ending). Etymology templates: {{af|en|birdnest|-ing|pos2=present participle ending}} birdnest + -ing (present participle ending) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} birdnesting
  1. present participle and gerund of birdnest Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: birdnest
    Sense id: en-birdnesting-en-verb-TUek5IaB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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