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duckie

[ duhk-ee ]

/ ˈdʌk i /

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adjective, duck·i·er, duck·i·est.

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Words nearby duckie

ducker, duckface, duckfooted, duckfoot quote, duck hawk, duckie, ducking stool, duck-legged, duckling, duck on a rock, duck out

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How to use duckie in a sentence

Meanwhile, Diane Von Furstenberg and Duckie Brown punched up their respective shows with poppom hats.
Head Over Heels for Hats|The Daily Beast|February 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Little Duckie and his real mother and father came out of the water and waddled off towards the barn.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Duckie laughed, without cynicism though; she had the reasoning powers of a cow.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
Here and there a joke shot up like a rocket or stuck quivering in Duckie's placid flanks.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George

A flat would be cheaper, but it meant unending difficulties; it was not for nothing that Zo, Lissa and Duckie envied her.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
Neighbours talk and then the landlord's conscience begins to prick him,' grumbled Duckie from the sofa.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George