brambling

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English bramline, equivalent to bramble +‎ -ling.

Noun

brambling (plural bramblings)

  1. A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
    Synonyms: bramble finch, brambling finch, mountain finch, cock o' the North
Translations

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, bramble +‎ -ing.

Verb

brambling

  1. present participle and gerund of bramble