thrush

[US]/θrʌʃ/
[UK]/θrʌʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. laululintu, jonka höyhenpuku on ruskeanharmaa
n. naispuolinen laulaja, joka esittää suosittuja kappaleita
n. sienitulehdus suussa, tunnetaan myös nimellä kaviohäiriö hevosilla
Word Forms
Pluralthrushes

Example Sentences

mistletoe thrush (=mistle thrush)

öhösiinitöyhtö

American thrushes: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery.

Amerikan tomukurppaukset: puutomatomus, yksinäisruskakurppaus, veery.

Song: A long, Thrush-like, somewhat halting melody, often with a ventriloquial quality.

Laulu: Pitkä, sirottuseläinmäinen, hieman tökkivä melodia, usein huojennuslaulun laatuinen.

The thrush sang a beautiful melody in the garden.

Ruskarusko lauloi kauniin melodian puutarhassa.

She spotted a thrush building a nest in the tree.

Hän bongasi ruskaruskon rakentamassa pesää puuhun.

The thrush's distinctive song filled the forest.

Ruskaruskon tunnusomainen laulu täytti metsän.

I saw a thrush hopping around the backyard.

Näin ruskaruskon hyppäämässä takapihalla.

The thrushes are known for their melodious singing.

Ruskaruskot tunnetaan melodisesta laulustaan.

A thrush nested in the eaves of our house.

Ruskarusko pesi talomme räystäillä.

The thrushes migrate south for the winter.

Ruskaruskot muuttavat etelään talveksi.

I heard a thrush calling from the treetops.

Kuulin ruskaruskun huutavan puiden latvoista.

The thrushes feast on berries and insects.

Ruskaruskot syövät marjoja ja hyönteisiä.

The thrush's plumage was a mix of brown and white.

Ruskaruskon höyhenpuku oli ruskean ja valkoisen sekoitus.

Real-world Examples

" Nest" time don't be in such a " thrush" .

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2021 Collection

That, my dear Oin is a thrush. -But we'll take it as a sign. A good omen.

Source: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Many birds, such as thrushes and blackbirds, feed on snails.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

There's a merry brown thrush sitting up in a tree He's singing to me! he's singing to me!

Source: American Elementary School English 5

Our final species is the finest of bird singers, the song thrush.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 9

I checked your mouth for thrush. You can rub your own chest.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

The frogs is part of it and bugs and fish and wood thrush, too.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

This can lead to other symptoms, including feeling really thirsty or genital itching and thrush.

Source: Festival Comprehensive Record

One early thrush gave me a note or two as I drove along the woodland path.

Source: Selected Works from Walden Pond

He already had a thrush on his fork when heart-rending sobs were to be heard.

Source: Goose Palm Queen Barbecue Restaurant (Part 2)

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