Synonyms of ducks and drakes
6 similar words
Another word for ducks and drakes is drakestoning. Other synonyms of ducks and drakes are stone skipping, stone skimming, stone skiffing, squandering and wasting.
Synonyms and similar words for ducks and drakes
nounA pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.
- stone skippingSynonym of ducks and drakes.
- stone skimmingSynonym of ducks and drakes.
- stone skiffingSynonym of ducks and drakes.
- drakestoningSynonym of ducks and drakes.
nounThe squandering of resources, especially money; used in expressions such as "to make ducks and...
- squanderingThe act by which something is squandered; wastage.
- wasting
Meaning of ducks and drakes
- noun A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.
- noun The squandering of resources, especially money; used in expressions such as "to make ducks and drakes of", "to play (at) ducks and drakes with".
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Questions about synonyms of ducks and drakes
- What is another word for ducks and drakes?
- Ducks and drakes has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as drakestoning, stone skipping, stone skimming, stone skiffing, squandering and wasting.
- What does ducks and drakes mean?
- Ducks and drakes means a pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.
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