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sparrow

/ˈspæɹoʊ/noun2 syllables

Sparrow means: small brownish European songbird.

Synonyms for sparrow7

noun, as in small brownish European songbird

hedge sparrow, dunnock, Prunella modularis

noun, as in any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

true sparrow

also used for sparrow

spadger, spoggy, spuggy

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What does sparrow mean?2

noun

1

small brownish European songbird

2

any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sparrow?4

two syllables

narrowmarrowaeropharaoh
Show 40 near rhymes
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Sparrow in a sentence

  • It may be a sparrow, but it's still meat.FeuDRenais
  • I aimed at a sparrow, but shot down a goose.FeuDRenais2
  • The boy can't tell a swallow from a sparrow.orcrist
  • Not a single sparrow was to be heard.Dejo
  • A sparrow is very alert in its movements.unknown
  • My girl loved that sparrow more than her own eyes.unknown
  • He who is frightened of a sparrow will never sow barley.Hybrid
  • The sparrow landed on the perch of the bird feeder.Eccles17

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Forms of sparrow

as a noun

plural
sparrows