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Definition of badling in English: badlingnoun ˈbadlɪŋˈbædlɪŋ rare A group of ducks. a badling of ducks is out in full force Example sentencesExamples - We had a wonderful visitor, or should I say a badling of visitors? So glad Mama Duck stopped by to show off her babies.
- These bird tracks in the snow were left by a badling of ducks.
- Immediately, a gaggle of geese and a badling of ducks dashed towards us waddling with unbridled joy.
- I encountered a badling of common eider on a northern island of Iceland.
- The tunnel was full with a badling of ducks which all took flight upon our approach.
Origin Late Middle English (in a medieval glossary of collective terms): probably either a variant of paddling or derived from babble. Definition of badling in US English: badlingnounˈbadliNGˈbædlɪŋ rare A group of ducks. a badling of ducks is out in full force Example sentencesExamples - We had a wonderful visitor, or should I say a badling of visitors? So glad Mama Duck stopped by to show off her babies.
- I encountered a badling of common eider on a northern island of Iceland.
- These bird tracks in the snow were left by a badling of ducks.
- The tunnel was full with a badling of ducks which all took flight upon our approach.
- Immediately, a gaggle of geese and a badling of ducks dashed towards us waddling with unbridled joy.
Origin Late Middle English (in a medieval glossary of collective terms): probably either a variant of paddling or derived from babble. |