Madame Max — with a dignified though duck-like step. From Wordnik.com. [Phineas Redux] Reference
I inherited them from my grandfather, and they give me a duck-like look. From Wordnik.com. [This is on Gawker « Dating Jesus] Reference
Cataquacks are duck-like creatures that live on Gelato Beach; they can easily be angered. From Wordnik.com. [Cataquacks | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models] Reference
There's an interesting duck-like flatness that comes out when she emphasizes something in a phrase. From Wordnik.com. [APAture Live] Reference
One day Konala again pointed north and, with a grin, she waddled duck-like a few paces in that direction. From Wordnik.com. [The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told]
In other words, if the walking, talking, and quacking is duck-like, most likely we're dealing with a duck. From Wordnik.com. [Transparent Underpants: MITOP Again] Reference
Reaching a decision, he walked back in a crouch into the newsroom, waddling duck-like over to his number-two man. From Wordnik.com. [Nuke Zone]
I mean, if something appears somewhat duck-like, but is slightly modified, it could be a goose or a swan or something. From Wordnik.com. [Dog Bites Man - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Argentine Angel Cabrera, a former caddie known as "El Pato" for his duck-like gait, was the master of the manicured course. From Wordnik.com. [A Sports Weekend for the Angels] Reference
BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A book that has nothing to do with ducks, but instead deal with a war between humans and the Zor (who are very not duck-like). From Wordnik.com. [December 2005] Reference
"There's only one thing wrong with it," Poetry said, in his duck-like voice, standing beside me and squinting up at the ridiculous looking snow man. From Wordnik.com. [Shenanigans at Sugar Creek] Reference
Hundreds of queer-shaped junks and smaller craft, laden with the produce of the busy nation, glide across the rolling seas with duck-like motions, on their peaceful mission to the capital. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
The sharp-nosed pedestrian marched steadily on, with the blue cloak streaming out behind him like a banner; and the lively infant splashed through the puddles with a duck-like satisfaction pleasant to behold. From Wordnik.com. [Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature] Reference
Davidge gave him a nudge as he executed a duck-like bow. From Wordnik.com. [The Herapath Property] Reference
Note the distinctive duck-like features and the webbed feet. From Wordnik.com. [HotHardware.com News Rss Feed] Reference
His lab has tested it in at least 20 bird species, and even duck-like ones use WAIR. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Christmas back and the duck-like waddle of the boots that pick up white-felted soles. From Wordnik.com. [Under Fire: the story of a squad] Reference
I always thought it was a weird duck-like fat creature of the north for some reason …. From Wordnik.com. [LearnHub Activities] Reference
One afternoon, a duck-like grebe -- found by an animal control officer -- floated in the bathtub. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Over the turning tide cormorants were flying, now wheeling like hawks, now beating seaward in a duck-like flight. From Wordnik.com. [The Maids of Paradise] Reference
Ed Riddle sent in this photo of a duck-like potato he came across while digging up potatoes in his Bridgewater garden. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News-Record] Reference
A strange duck-like being asks him to come to "Noicemo Beach", only to wind up in the desert-side home of a very irritable Gwonam. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Mayor raises 'living wage' by 25p] Reference
It's Never That Easy Though, Is It? is a tale of some sort of twisted love told amongst a duck-like synthesiser, soaring violins and that unique Campesinos! guitar tone. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
They were rich in duck-like characteristics: they had the practical fussiness, the bland innocence, the complacent humour, all the inward and outward curliness of duckhood. From Wordnik.com. [Try Anything Twice] Reference
Marian Dolignan was dressed just as before, -- duck-like and delicious; all bright except her clothes; but George sat beside her this time instead of opposite; and she drank him in gently from her long eyelashes. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of Comedy] Reference
You can know a quacker for months without ever suspecting there’s anything duck-like about them until one day a fury of quacks are unleashed and things will never be the same. From Wordnik.com. [Quirks and Quacks] Reference
And the best duck-like dragons ever. From Wordnik.com. [NaDruWriNi] Reference
"There'll be birds in plenty there, and fish; and I may see the curious otter rat sort of thing, with its duck-like bill. From Wordnik.com. [First in the Field A Story of New South Wales] Reference
It looks almost duck-like. From Wordnik.com. [News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]
Poetry's duck-like voice squawked, but. From Wordnik.com. [Shenanigans at Sugar Creek] Reference
Instead of sailing, duck-like, o'er the flood. From Wordnik.com. [Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. Or, The Rambles And Adventures Of Bob Tallyho, Esq., And His Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, Through The Metropolis; Exhibiting A Living Picture Of Fashionable Characters, Manners, And Amusements In High And Low Life (1821)] Reference
The huge duck-like bird. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He fancied, duck-like, he could swim. From Wordnik.com. [Pastime Pictures: A Book of Transformation Scenes] Reference
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