magpie
/ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/ verb C2- To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark.
- To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do.
- To talk idly; to talk about other people's private business.
He/she/it magpies · Past magpied · Past participle magpied · -ing form magpieing
Verb forms
- Base form
- magpie
- He/she/it
- magpies
- Past
- magpied
- Past participle
- magpied
- -ing form
- magpieing
From the library
Some of the birds hurried off at once: one old Magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully, remarking, “I really must be getting home; the night-air doesn’t suit my throat!” and a Canary called out in a trembling voice to its children, “Come away, my dears!
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