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roosting

/ˈruːstɪŋ/

/ˈrustɪŋ/

roostingnoun

Translations

насест

The chickens returned to their roosting at sunset.

Куры вернулись на свой насест на закате.

Additional translations

гнездование

Definitions

The act or process of birds settling or resting in a place for the night.

The roosting of the crows in the large oak tree was a nightly spectacle.

Synonyms

roostinggerund / present participle

/ˈruːstɪŋ/

/ˈrustɪŋ/

Definitions

Settling or resting on a perch for the night.

We watched the roosting pigeons under the bridge.

roostverb

roosting

Gerund

roosted

Past Simple

roosted

Past Participle

roosting

Gerund

/ruːst/

/rust/

Translations

гнездиться

The birds roost in the trees every night.

Птицы гнездятся на деревьях каждую ночь.

Definitions

To settle or congregate for rest or sleep, typically referring to birds.

The birds roost in the trees every evening as the sun sets.

To rest or settle in a place, often used metaphorically for people.

After a long day of hiking, they decided to roost at a cozy cabin in the woods.

Synonyms

roostnoun

Definitions

A place where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night.

The old barn served as a roost for the local owl population.

A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep.

The chickens returned to their roost as the sun began to set.

roostadjective

Definitions

Relating to or suitable for a bird’s resting place, used before another noun.

Conservationists identified several important roost trees along the river.