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- noun   Plural form of 
duckling . 
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Examples
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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
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Gail, The ducklings were the cutest, softest things ever.
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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.
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The behavior of the ducklings is a good indicator whether brooding temperature is correct.
Chapter 17 1992
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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.
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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
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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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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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Reuters IN THE MIDDLE: A worker napped near ducklings at a farm on the outskirts of Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China, Tuesday.
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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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