plover
plov·er
plover · plovers · plovered · plovering
To dote over, or, crowd or nestle withTo dote over, or, crowd or nestle with
UK/ˈplʌvə/US/ˈplʌvɚ/
» Shorebirds and waders, such as sandpipers, plovers, avocets, herons and egrets, forage along wetlands and beaches of the sanctuary.
Meaning
3 sensesTo dote over, or, crowd or nestle with
To hunt for plover.
To wade along the shore, examining the sand like a plover does.
Examples
1 sentencesShorebirds and waders, such as sandpipers, plovers, avocets, herons and egrets, forage along wetlands and beaches of the sanctuary.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English plover, from Anglo-Norman plover, plovier, from Medieval LatInherited from Middle English plover, from Anglo-Norman plover, plovier, from Medieval Latin plovarius, pluviārius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain”).
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Forms
plovers, plovering, plovered, ploveredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle