gosling
noun
gos·ling
| \ ˈgäz-liŋ
, ˈgȯz-, -lən\
, ˈgȯz-, -lən\
Definition of gosling
1
: a young goose
2
: a foolish or callow person
Examples of gosling in a Sentence
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Geese are hatching goslings on little Hat Lake, the meadows are neon green, wildflowers are popping and the views are sensational looking up at Lassen Peak. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "A ‘Midsummer Night’s Spring’ brings Lassen Park to life," 14 Aug. 2019 Update: All six goslings hatched in the morning of Sunday, April 28th. — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, "Watch live: A Canada goose is nesting at National Geographic headquarters," 23 Apr. 2019 As soon as 24 hours after hatching, goslings need to leave the nest to feed on grass, which their parents do not and cannot feed them. — National Geographic, "Why day-old geese jump off cliffs—and how some survive," 28 Mar. 2019 The real hazards are the predators—mainly Arctic foxes, but also glaucous gulls—that await the goslings on their route from the cliff bottom to the water’s edge. — National Geographic, "Why day-old geese jump off cliffs—and how some survive," 28 Mar. 2019 All of these geese without goslings get out of town in summer. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Canada geese grouping up before molt migration," 9 June 2018 Witnesses say two cars had stopped to allow the geese to cross when Wilson passed the vehicles on the shoulder and ran over several goslings, killing at least one. — BostonGlobe.com, "Connecticut man faces cruelty charges after running over Canada geese," 11 June 2018 Once the goslings are born, the mother goose has nothing to feed them and no way to get them down to the ground. — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, "A goose lays eggs on a Chicago woman's roof. What's she supposed to do?," 15 May 2018 Four goslings hatched, just the first wave in an avian population boom. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "Duck, duck, geese: It’s the time of year when waterways are full of water birds," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gosling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gosling
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gosling
: a young goose
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gosling
noun
gos·ling
| \ ˈgäz-liŋ
\
\
Kids Definition of gosling
: a young goose