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Definition of "brambling" []

  • A finch (Fringilla montifringilla) of northern Eurasia, having black, white, and rust-brown plumage. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "brambling" in a sentence
  • "A brambling en route to more temperate climes from its breeding grounds in the north flicks low over the grass, the long white flash on the rump making it easy to pick out."
  • "For his first weekend he's off to a Tudor estate in Essex for a spot of glamping, fly fishing, brambling and al fresco dining."
  • "But sarra one of me cares a brambling ram, pomp porteryark!"
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