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单词 badling
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Definition of badling in English:

badling

noun 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:

badling

nounˈbadliNGˈbædlɪŋ
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.

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