What is plodding?
A white bird with long legs, once prized for its feathers (plumage).
What is a heron?
Slow to act or intending to delay.
What is dilatory?
In a careful and prudent manner, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.
What is discreetly?
The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
What is squalor?
Hold out or put forward (something) to someone for acceptance
What is proffered?
The comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.
What is consolation?
Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
What is wistful?
What is inaudibly?
A person who studies or is an expert on birds.
What is an ornithologist?
Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.
What is divining?
Great enthusiasm and energ
What is zest?
Slow-moving, unexciting
What is plodding?
Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
What is elusive?
An erect, tufted marsh or waterside plant resembling a sedge or grass, with inconspicuous greenish or brownish flowers. Widely distributed in temperate areas, some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.
What are rushes?
To go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route.
What is wending?
A main branch of a tree.
What is a bough?
Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
What is quaint?
Annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
What is vexed?
A North and Central American nightjar (bird) with a distinctive call.
What is a whippoorwill?
Stand or wait around without apparent purpose.
What is loitered?
A person who travels on foot.
What is a wayfarer?
Reserved, modest, and shy (typically used of a woman).
What is demure?
Formal and dignified.
What is solemn?
The outer part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers.
What is pinions?