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- Dictionaryquack/kwak/
noun
- 1. the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck: "I heard a quack and saw some ducks huddled together"
verb
- 1. (of a duck) make a quack: "ducks quacked from the lake"
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QUACK definition: 1. to make the usual sound of a duck: 2. a person who dishonestly pretends to have medical skills…. Learn more.
The meaning of QUACK is to make the characteristic cry of a duck. How to use quack in a sentence.
a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill: Desperation for a cure led her to a quack who took her money. a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or qualifications they do not possess; a charlatan. Synonyms: phony, mountebank.
6 meanings: 1. (of a duck) to utter a harsh guttural sound 2. to make a noise like a duck 3. the harsh guttural sound made by a.... Click for more definitions.
QUACK meaning: 1. to make the usual sound of a duck: 2. a person who dishonestly pretends to have medical skills…. Learn more.
n. 1. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment. 2. A charlatan; a mountebank. adj. Relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure. intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks. To act as a medical quack or a charlatan. [Short for quacksalver .] quack′er·y n. quack′ish adj. quack′ish·ly adv.
noun. an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice. see more. adjective. medically unqualified. “a quack doctor” synonyms: unqualified. not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training. verb. act as a medical quack or a charlatan. see more. Pronunciation. US. /kwæk/ UK.
