quack

Meanings

• noun, verb (intransitive)

  The loud, distinctive sound made by a duck.

  - "The ducks quacked as they swam in the pond."
  - "The farmer quacked his geese to round them up."

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Pronunciation

1. /kwæk/
   
   
   
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2. /kwæk/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

medicaster , quacksalver , boast

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with quack
hack , whack

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Variants

List of all variants of quack that leads to same result
quack , quacked , quacking , quacks , quack grass , quackish , couch grass , quack grasses , quitch , twitch , witchgrass

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Forms

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quack (noun), quack (verb), quacking (present participle), quacked (past tense), quacks (present tense, third person singular)

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Etymology

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Old English hwac, hwat meaning 'duck, duckling'. The sound of quacking is onomatopoeic.

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Trivia

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1. Quacking is not unique to ducks; other birds, such as geese and swans, also make similar sounds.

2. Quacking is an involuntary reflex, and ducks cannot control it.

3. Quacking is used as a term in finance to describe a stock price that fluctuates erratically and unpredictably.

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Related Concepts

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1. duck sounds: Quacking is one of several vocalizations made by ducks. Others include grunting, hissing, and cooing.

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Culture

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Quacking is often used metaphorically to describe excessive or insincere praise or approval. In literature, quacking is used as a symbol of deception in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.

How to Memorize "quack"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of ducks swimming in a pond and making the quacking sound.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'quack' with the sound of ducks.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each word in 'Quack Like A Duck'.

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