whippoorwill

[ hwip-er-wil, wip-; hwip-er-wil, wip- ]

/ ˈʰwɪp ərˌwɪl, ˈwɪp-; ˌʰwɪp ərˈwɪl, ˌwɪp- /

noun

a nocturnal North American nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, having a variegated plumage of gray, black, white, and tawny.

Origin of whippoorwill

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; imitative

Words nearby whippoorwill

whipping post, Whipple, Whipple's disease, Whipple's operation, whippletree, whippoorwill, whippy, whipray, whip roll, whip-round, whips

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Example sentences from the Web for whippoorwill

He heard Quekolis, the whippoorwill, raising his doleful lament down near the river.
Running Fox|Elmer Russell Gregor
As he strode forward into the depthless sea of darkness a whippoorwill called.
The Maid-At-Arms|Robert W. Chambers
I remember when the whippoorwill could be heard in Sweet Auburn.
My Garden Acquaintance|James Russell Lowell
From the trees came the hoot of owls and the mournful notes of the whippoorwill.
The Motor Girls in the Mountains|Margaret Penrose

An owl hooted in a tree not far away and from a cleft in the mountains came the weird song of the whippoorwill.
The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp|Katherine Stokes

British Dictionary definitions for whippoorwill

whippoorwill

/ (ˈwɪpʊˌwɪl) /

noun

a nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, of North and Central America, having a dark plumage with white patches on the tail

Word Origin for whippoorwill

C18: imitative of its cry

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	whippoorwill
释义	whippoorwill [ hwip-er-wil, wip-; hwip-er-wil, wip- ] / ˈʰwɪp ərˌwɪl, ˈwɪp-; ˌʰwɪp ərˈwɪl, ˌwɪp- / noun a nocturnal North American nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, having a variegated plumage of gray, black, white, and tawny. Origin of whippoorwill An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; imitative Words nearby whippoorwill whipping post, Whipple, Whipple's disease, Whipple's operation, whippletree, whippoorwill, whippy, whipray, whip roll, whip-round, whips Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whippoorwill He heard Quekolis, the whippoorwill, raising his doleful lament down near the river. Running Fox\|Elmer Russell Gregor As he strode forward into the depthless sea of darkness a whippoorwill called. The Maid-At-Arms\|Robert W. Chambers I remember when the whippoorwill could be heard in Sweet Auburn. My Garden Acquaintance\|James Russell Lowell From the trees came the hoot of owls and the mournful notes of the whippoorwill. The Motor Girls in the Mountains\|Margaret Penrose An owl hooted in a tree not far away and from a cleft in the mountains came the weird song of the whippoorwill. The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp\|Katherine Stokes British Dictionary definitions for whippoorwill whippoorwill / (ˈwɪpʊˌwɪl) / noun a nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, of North and Central America, having a dark plumage with white patches on the tail Word Origin for whippoorwill C18: imitative of its cry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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