Pronunciation of duckling

Pronunciation of the English word duckling.

Pronounce duckling in English

duckling in a sentence

#	Sentence
1.	An ugly duckling became a graceful swan.
2.	The duckling would be very happy by now, if only the goose would put up with him.
3.	But the poor duckling, who had crept out of his shell last of all, and looked so ugly, was bitten and pushed and made fun of, not only by the ducks, but by all the poultry.
4.	The poor duckling did not know where to go, and was quite miserable because he was so ugly and laughed at by the whole farmyard.
5.	The poor duckling was driven about by every one; even his brothers and sisters were unkind to him, and would say, "Ah, you ugly creature, I wish the cat would get you," and his mother said she wished he had never been born.
6.	"Oh," sighed the duckling, "how thankful I am for being so ugly; even a dog will not bite me."
7.	The tom cat was the master of the house, and the hen was mistress, and they always said, "We and the world," for they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too. The duckling thought that others might hold a different opinion on the subject, but the hen would not listen to such doubts.
8.	So the duckling left the cottage, and soon found water on which it could swim and dive, but was avoided by all other animals, because of its ugly appearance.
9.	All this was very sad for the poor little duckling.
10.	The winter grew colder and colder; he was obliged to swim about on the water to keep it from freezing, but every night the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller. At length it froze so hard that the ice in the water crackled as he moved, and the duckling had to paddle with his legs as well as he could, to keep the space from closing up. He became exhausted at last, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.

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