Ugly Duckling Definition

noun
A very plain child or unpromising thing that in time becomes or could become beautiful, admirable, important, etc.
Webster's New World
Advertisement

Other Word Forms of Ugly Duckling

Noun

Singular:
ugly duckling
Plural:
ugly-ducklings

Origin of Ugly Duckling

  • From a fairy tale of a duckling, considered ugly, that matures into a magnificent swan.

    From Wiktionary

  • After The Ugly Duckling , a story by Hans Christian Andersen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ugly Duckling Sentence Examples

  • Guess I'm the ugly duckling in this group.

  • Hadn't she resigned herself to being the ugly duckling years ago?

  • Ripa, a former cheerleader, was urged to pursue an acting career by her manager, Cathy Parker, after a performance in her high school senior play, The Ugly Duckling.

  • She eventually gradually emerges as a beautiful woman by the series end, like the ugly duckling transforming into the swan.

  • Half soup, half stew, its " ugly duckling " looks hide the culinary swan beneath.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Advertisement

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to ugly duckling using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

UUGUGL

Words Ending With

GNGING

Unscrambles

ugly duckling

Words Starting With U and Ending With G

Starts With U & Ends With GStarts With UG & Ends With GStarts With U & Ends With NG

Word Length

13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With U13 Letter Words Ending With G