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nightingale

[nahyt-n-geyl, nahy-ting-] / ˈnaɪt nˌgeɪl, ˈnaɪ tɪŋ- /


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Just as the familiar tune “In the Hall of the Mountain King” gradually builds speed “accelerando,” as the compositional notation is known, some birdsong does too, like that of the nightingale.

From New York Times Jun. 6, 2023

For decades, the "nightingale of Bollywood" was the country's most in-demand singer, with every top actress wanting her to sing their songs.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2022

To clarify, “no fun” translates as “bird poo”, while “uguisu” is the species name of the Japanese bush warbler, somewhat different from a nightingale.

From The Guardian Nov. 19, 2019

The book has the line “for the first time ever, a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square.”

From The Verge May 30, 2019

“The bird said...It doesn’t make a lot of sense. She said, ‘The nightingale makes them bleed, makes them pay.’

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

In their 2020 study, Dr. Roeske and Dr. Tchernikovski compared recordings of thrush nightingales across Europe with examples from musical genres all over the world, including Western classical piano, Persian drumming and Tunisian stambeli.

From New York Times Jun. 6, 2023

Grasshoppers, sand lizards, nightingales, and skylarks that are declining or threatened elsewhere have been found thriving in the city’s green spaces.

From Science Magazine Nov. 2, 2022

Do nightingales shoot magic out of their cloacas?

From The Guardian Nov. 19, 2019

Knepp boasts the largest population in Britain of the Purple Emperor butterfly; nightingales, after years of decline, are nesting there in rising numbers.

From Washington Post Jan. 3, 2019

Catelyn recognized Bryce Caron's nightingales, the Penrose quills, and Lord Estermont's sea turtle, green on green.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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