1. a small brown songbird with a short tail that is often held upright

Examples

• A tiny wren built its nest in the garden shed.
• The house wren sang cheerfully from the fence post.
• We spotted a Carolina wren searching for insects in the bushes.
• The wren’s melodious song filled the morning air.
• A pair of wrens made their home in the old birdhouse.
• The winter wren is one of the smallest North American birds.