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How to pronounce magpie in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, prater, spouter
Type of verbalizer, speaker, talker, verbaliser, utterer
Type Words
Synonyms pack rat, scavenger
Type of hoarder
Type Words
Type of corvine bird
Has types pica pica, european magpie, american magpie, pica pica hudsonia

Examples of magpie

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With plenty of musical influences, Tom Odell is a magpie and at best Bob Dylan.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
I'm like a magpie, distracted not by shiny objects but by overblown news stories.
From the stltoday.com
He was a shameless magpie who stole from everyone, often without acknowledgement.
From the guardian.co.uk
Black-and-white magpie moths lay their eggs on ragwort, groundsel and Senecio.
From the odt.co.nz
As soon as a magpie becomes known for swooping, it should be shot, simple as that.
From the dailymercury.com.au
In saying that, I think this magpie does need to be relocated out of suburbia.
From the dailymercury.com.au
She was trying to protect her babies just like that magpie was doing in Toowoomba.
From the dailymercury.com.au
The magpie is a member of the corvidae family, which also includes crows and jays.
From the sacbee.com
No amount of magpie assemblage can compensate for this slow, synthetic creativity.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
  • Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
  • Chatterer: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
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