robin
noun
rob·in
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Definition of robin
1a
: a small chiefly European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) resembling a warbler and having a brownish-olive back and orangish face and breast
b
: any of various Old World songbirds that are related to or resemble the European robin
2
: a large North American thrush (Turdus migratorius) with olivaceous to slate-gray upperparts, blackish head and tail, black and whitish streaked throat, and dull reddish breast and underparts
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According to the Libra whitepaper, the blockchain’s proposed inner workings are something of a round-robin, where node operators take turns validating transactions. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "Everyone Wants Facebook's Libra to Be Regulated. But How?," 18 July 2019 Northern wheatears are robin-size songbirds with tan bodies and handsome black eye bands. — Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s northern wheatears are about to embark on a remarkable journey," 10 Aug. 2019 The tournament will be separated into U.S. and international brackets that begin with round-robin play before moving to a single-elimination format. — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando, Disney set to host second Jr. NBA Global Championship," 24 July 2019 Three weeks ago, England was a single defeat away from crashing out of the ICC Cricket World Cup before the close of round-robin play. — Julius Long And Jill Martin, CNN, "Weekend sports lineup includes Serena Williams and the Big 3 aiming for more Wimbledon glory," 12 July 2019 There were snow covered conifers and robins singing into the cloudless sky. — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, "Mountains, Transcending," 9 Aug. 2019 Takahashi won the double round robin with 17 points, earning the right to choose his semifinal opponent in a first-to-three-points tilt, and perhaps allaying concerns about his match-racing layoff. — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, "Frank Dair takes commanding lead over Leonard Takahashi in Governor’s Cup semifinals," 19 July 2019 While this wasn’t the first time a bird has arrived this way, Herman suspects this bird, an American robin sent with no information, is related to the viral Utah story. — oregonlive.com, "Portland Audubon gets bird by Uber, asks public to please not do that," 15 July 2019 Notes The Big East’s double-round robin regular season format will expand to 20 conference games for both men’s and women’s basketball each season. — Robby General, Indianapolis Star, "How Butler women's basketball benefits from UConn's return to Big East," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'robin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for robin
robin
noun
English Language Learners Definition of robin
: a North American bird with a grayish back and reddish breast
: a small European bird with a brownish back and orange face and breast
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robin
noun
rob·in
| \ ˈrä-bən
\
\
Kids Definition of robin
1
: a large North American songbird with a grayish back and dull reddish breast
2
: a small European songbird with an orange throat and breast
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