gosling
pronunciation
How to pronounce gosling in British English:
UK [ˈgɒzlɪŋ]
How to pronounce gosling in American English:
US [ˈgɑzlɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- young goose
Word Origin
- gosling
- gosling: see goose
- gosling (n.)
- mid-14c. (late 13c. as a surname), from Old Norse gæslingr, from gos "goose" (see goose (n.)) + diminutive suffix (see -ling). replaced Old English gesling. Or the modern word might be a Middle English formation from gos "goose." Similar formation in Danish gæsling, Swedish gäsling, German Gänslein.
Example
- 1. You could call him my ryan gosling .
- 2. Method of virus isolation and ager-gelimmunodiffusion test for gosling plague .
- 3. Less than superlative ? Said giles gosling , drinking off the cup , and smacking his lips with an air of ineffable relish .
- 4. Jonathan gosling of the centre for leadership studies at the university of exeter argues that this is still true .
- 5. More reliably , says gosling , an office can tell you how open-minded someone is .