watch the birdie en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(imperative) To look toward the camera while one's photograph is being taken.
Danny watched the birdie and said cheese, and then it was over and the wait began. Danny would wait for weeks in anticipation of the day the final product was passed out by his teacher Miss Turner.
2008, Tim Connelly, The Local News, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| watches the birdie | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| watching the birdie | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| watched the birdie | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| watched the birdie | Tense=Past | lexicographic |