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  • noun Plural form of duckling.

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Examples

  • So I can't show you a picture of the utterly irresistable ducklings, which is just as well, because if I did, you'd all collapse into swoons and be found hours later in puddles of drool, which isn't good for the economy.

    Darling Ducklings Manque Susan Palwick 2009

  • Gail, The ducklings were the cutest, softest things ever.

    Mother’s Day Triangle Tour « Fairegarden 2008

  • The first unfavourable impression of his punting was soon effaced; he could nickname ducklings very amusingly, create boats out of wooden splinters, and stalk and fly from imaginary tigers in the orchard with a convincing earnestness that was surely beyond the power of any other human being.

    The History of Mr. Polly 2003

  • The behavior of the ducklings is a good indicator whether brooding temperature is correct.

    Chapter 17 1992

  • The first unfavourable impression of his punting was soon effaced; he could nickname ducklings very amusingly, create boats out of wooden splinters, and stalk and fly from imaginary tigers in the orchard with a convincing earnestness that was surely beyond the power of any other human being.

    The History of Mr. Polly 1906

  • I find that at night she stands by the pond for what she considers a decent, self-respecting length of time, calling the ducklings out of the water; then, if they refuse to come, the mother goes off to bed and leaves them to Providence, or Phoebe.

    The Diary of a Goose Girl Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889

  • Most people as infants and then children, pick up oral language as easily as young ducklings take to the water.

    Page 2 2009

  • Most people as infants and then children, pick up oral language as easily as young ducklings take to the water.

    Page 2 2009

  • Reuters IN THE MIDDLE: A worker napped near ducklings at a farm on the outskirts of Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China, Tuesday.

    Photos of the Day: April 5 2011

  • Most people as infants and then children, pick up oral language as easily as young ducklings take to the water.

    Page 2 2009

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