单词 | quackling |
释义 | quacklingn. The action of quackle v.2, quacking; an instance of this; (also humorous) a duck or duckling. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > duckling ducklingc1440 quackling1750 the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > sound made by quacking1655 quackling1750 quack-quacking1827 quanking1916 1750 E. Haywood Epist. for Ladies II. xi. cxxvii. 280 The Guggling of Turky Cocks, the Quackling of Ducks in an adjacent Pond. 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 534 The loud..quackling of ducks..is a sign of rain. 1836 Southern Literary Messenger 2 171/1 Consequently it was a trial of skill between our canoe-men and the poor quacklings, to see who could paddle the fastest. 1949 Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, N.Y.) 18 Nov. 6/6 Sportsmen who pride themselves on their ability to imitate duck quacklings will compete..in the annual National Duck Calling contest. 1959 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 18 Jan. Why pray, should he [sc. a swan] speak when a tweak of his beak insubordinate quacklings can spike? 1990 B. Gibson Story of Little Quack Now I have Little Quack and her quacklings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quacklingadj. = quacking adj.1 ΚΠ 1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 48 Vpon a tyme when quacklyng Duckes did speake, and caklyng hennes could talke. 1850 Boston Cultivator 5 Jan. 2/4 An English Grey..sometimes frothed at the mouth, making a quackling noise. 1959 Florence (S. Carolina) Morning News 29 Apr. 5/1 The irrigation pond, complete with shade trees and quackling ducks. 1996 Dallas Morning News 31 Dec. 6 c/1 Rejoice, fans of animated outrageousness and quackling repartee. The Duckman cometh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1750adj.1564 |
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