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Definition for: quack

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English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æk

Noun

Singular
quack

Plural
quacks

quack ( plural quacks )

  1. a sound made by a duck.
    Did you hear that duck make a quack ?
  2. a fraudulent or incompetent doctor of medicine, an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine.
    That doctor is nothing but a lousy quack !
  3. a charlatan.
    What a quack he is, saying that's an organic Viagra™ !
  4. ( slang ) a doctor.

Translations

  • Dutch: kwak (1), kwakzalver (2, 3)
  • Finnish: kvaak (1), puoskari (2, 3)
  • French: coin-coin (1) m ; charlatan m (2, 3); toubib m (4)
  • German: Quacksalber m (2, 3)
  • Indonesian: kwek-kwek (1), gadungan (2, 3)
  • Interlingua: quac (1)
  • Italian: qua qua (1) m ; ciarlatano (2, 3); dottore (4)
  • Polish: kwak (1) szarlatan (2,3) konował (4)
  • Romanian: mac (1) şarlatan (2,3)
  • Russian: кря-кря (krja-krja) (1)
  • Spanish: cuac (1); curandero m (2)

Adjective

quack ( not comparable )

Positive
quack

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. falsely presented as having medicinal powers.
    Don't get your hopes up; that's quack medicine!

Verb

to quack ( third-person singular simple present quacks , present participle quacking , simple past quacked , past participle quacked )

Infinitive
to quack

Third person singular
quacks

Simple past
quacked

Past participle
quacked

Present participle
quacking

  1. To make a noise like a duck.
    The more breadcrumbs I threw on the ground, the more they quacked .
    Do you hear the ducks quack ?

Translations

  • Dutch: kwaken
  • Finnish: vaakkua
  • French: faire coin-coin
  • Interlingua: quaccar
  • Italian: fare qua qua
  • Romanian: măcăi
  • Russian: крякать (krjákat’)
  • Spanish: decir cuac

Other Translations for "quack"

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Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Codequack
Hex71 f5 e1 63 eb
Pig Latinackquay

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