Mourning Dove (Noun)
Meaning
Wild dove of the United States having a mournful call.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The mournful call of the mourning dove echoed through the empty streets at dawn.
- In the backyard, a lone mourning dove perched on a branch, singing its melancholy song.
- A pair of mourning doves made their nest in the old oak tree, raising their young amidst the leafy branches.
- The mournful cooing of the mourning dove was a familiar sound in the rural landscape.
- As the sun set over the fields, a mourning dove took flight, its mournful call fading into the distance.