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Meanings of peewit in английском
испанский
contopus Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America.
португальский
quero-quero Синонимы
Examples for "lapwing"
Examples for "lapwing"
1
Suddenly it put forth wings, turned into a lapwing and flew away.
2
Up in the heather the lapwing flew about flapping her wings.
3
The curlew is saying good-night to the lapwing on the hill.
4
Putrid fish and the remains of a black-crested lapwing floated in the willows.
5
The lapwing is a kind of plover, and is very swift of foot.
1
One alone amongst them, the green plover, was opposed to this.
2
Then the green plover came in crying, and all alighted.
3
Green plover, or lapwings, are numerous enough on the Cotswolds.
4
Upon approaching the rising ground at Ewell green plovers or peewits become plentiful in the cornfields.
5
The green plovers are the only things of life that save the earth from utter loneliness.
Usage of peewit in английском
1
No; it was flying after a peewit, and the dog caught it.
2
He could imagine it uttering the vibrant, plaintive cry of a peewit.
3
As he went the cry of a peewit rose in the morning air
4
It was a haunt of the cuckoo and peewit, the bunting and carrion crow.
5
Nay, it is my man Dick, calling like a peewit.
6
But here thou shalt see the peewit at home.
7
Presently a low whistle like the peewit's (our signal) called me to Orion.
8
As our peewit takes its name from the sound of its voice, so does the teru-tero.
9
And when these had vanished in the distance Graham heard a peewit wailing close at hand.
10
Commonly known as peewit because of their call.
11
He snapped at it, and it fell upon the grass, stretching out slowly in death-a baby peewit.
12
The peewit chirped, "He that hath no mercy for others, shall find none for himself."
13
What sayest thou to a peewit each?
14
Give them the Bible and all their wants will be satisfied, he cried in a shrill peewit cry.
15
When you hear me cry as the peewit cries, run as quickly as may be towards the boat.
16
The peewit was dead.
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Frequent collocations
Peewit through the time