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like a dying duck in a thunderstorm

like a dying duck in a thunderstorm prepositional phrase: looking hopelessly sad and dejected.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (rare, simile) Looking hopelessly sad and dejected.

Questions about like a dying duck in a thunderstorm

What does like a dying duck in a thunderstorm mean?
Like a dying duck in a thunderstorm means looking hopelessly sad and dejected.
What part of speech is like a dying duck in a thunderstorm?
Like a dying duck in a thunderstorm is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a dying duck in a thunderstorm in the dictionary

  1. like a dose of salts
  2. like a dream
  3. like a drowned rat
  4. like a duck takes to water
  5. like a duck to water
  6. like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
  7. like a fart in church
  8. like a hawk
  9. like a headless chicken
  10. like a headless chook
  11. like a hen on a hot griddle

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