Meaning of "quack" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUACK

Of imitative origin; related to Dutch kwakken, German quacken.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF QUACK

quack  [kwæk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUACK

Quack is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb quack in English.

WHAT DOES QUACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quack in the English dictionary

The first definition of quack in the dictionary is to utter a harsh guttural sound. Other definition of quack is to make a noise like a duck. Quack is also the harsh guttural sound made by a duck.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO QUACK

PRESENT

Present

I quack

you quack

he/she/it quacks

we quack

you quack

they quack

Present continuous

I am quacking

you are quacking

he/she/it is quacking

we are quacking

you are quacking

they are quacking

Present perfect

I have quacked

you have quacked

he/she/it has quacked

we have quacked

you have quacked

they have quacked

Present perfect continuous

I have been quacking

you have been quacking

he/she/it has been quacking

we have been quacking

you have been quacking

they have been quacking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I quacked

you quacked

he/she/it quacked

we quacked

you quacked

they quacked

Past continuous

I was quacking

you were quacking

he/she/it was quacking

we were quacking

you were quacking

they were quacking

Past perfect

I had quacked

you had quacked

he/she/it had quacked

we had quacked

you had quacked

they had quacked

Past perfect continuous

I had been quacking

you had been quacking

he/she/it had been quacking

we had been quacking

you had been quacking

they had been quacking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will quack

you will quack

he/she/it will quack

we will quack

you will quack

they will quack

Future continuous

I will be quacking

you will be quacking

he/she/it will be quacking

we will be quacking

you will be quacking

they will be quacking

Future perfect

I will have quacked

you will have quacked

he/she/it will have quacked

we will have quacked

you will have quacked

they will have quacked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been quacking

you will have been quacking

he/she/it will have been quacking

we will have been quacking

you will have been quacking

they will have been quacking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would quack

you would quack

he/she/it would quack

we would quack

you would quack

they would quack

Conditional continuous

I would be quacking

you would be quacking

he/she/it would be quacking

we would be quacking

you would be quacking

they would be quacking

Conditional perfect

I would have quack

you would have quack

he/she/it would have quack

we would have quack

you would have quack

they would have quack

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been quacking

you would have been quacking

he/she/it would have been quacking

we would have been quacking

you would have been quacking

they would have been quacking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you quack
we let´s quack
you quack

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to quack

Past participle

quacked

Present Participle

quacking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «QUACK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «quack» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of quack

charlatan · counterfeit · doctor · fake · fraud · fraudulent · humbug · impostor · medical practitioner · mountebank · physician · pretended · pretender · quacksalver · sham

TRANSLATION OF QUACK

Find out the translation of quack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of quack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quack» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 嘎嘎
• Translator English - Spanish: cuac
• English: quack
• Translator English - Hindi: नीम हकीम
• Translator English - Arabic: الدجال
• Translator English - Russian: кря
• Translator English - Portuguese: quack
• Translator English - Bengali: হাতুড়ে ডাক্তার
• Translator English - French: charlatan
• Translator English - Malay: Quack
• Translator English - German: quaken
• Translator English - Japanese: 偽医者
• Translator English - Korean: 돌팔이
• Translator English - Javanese: Quack
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lang băm
• Translator English - Tamil: கத்தும்
• Translator English - Marathi: कर्कश आवाज काढणे
• Translator English - Turkish: vak
• Translator English - Italian: ciarlatano
• Translator English - Polish: szarlatan
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кря
• Translator English - Romanian: vraci
• Translator English - Greek: κομπογιαννίτης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kwak
• Translator English - Swedish: kvacksalvare
• Translator English - Norwegian: kvakksalver

3 QUOTES WITH «QUACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quack.

1

Ken Blanchard

Don't quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.

2

Francois Fenelon

Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies.

3

John Boyle O'Reilly

Woman suffrage is an unjust, unreasonable, unspiritual abnormality. It is a hard, undigested, tasteless, devitalized proposition. It is a half-fledged, unmusical, Promethean abomination. It is a quack bolus to reduce masculinity even by the obliteration of femininity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUACK»

Discover the use of quack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Baby Touch and Feel Quack! Quack!

-Large areas of textured fabrics for children to touch and feel.-Touch and feel words as well as pictures helps babies to develop sensory awareness.-Soft to touch flocked words and pictures.

Roger Priddy, 2004

Quack: A Two Jane Creation

Book One of the Two Jane "I'd Like to Be" Animal Series. A young girl dreams about being a mallard duck, takes off her red tennis shoes, and dives into a pond. Then the fun begins...complete with "quacking"!

Jane Kauzlarich, 2009

Giggle, Giggle, Quack

When Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, Duck makes trouble by changing all his instructions to notes the animals like much better. On board pages.

Doreen Cronin, 2011

Quack!

Follows five little ducklings as they flip their wings, wobble their tails, follow their mother in a dash, find a puddle, and splash! On board pages.

Phyllis Root, 2010

Quack Medicine: A History of Combating Health Fraud in ...

This timely volume illustrates how and why the fight against quackery in modern America has largely failed, laying the blame on an unlikely confluence of scientific advances, regulatory reforms, changes in the medical profession, and the ...

Eric W. Boyle, 2013

Little Quack

Quack–u-lator! “Come, little ducklings,” Mama called. “Paddle on the water with me.” The five little ducklings squeezed close in the nest. “No, Mama, no!” they cried. “We're too scared!” “You can do it,” Mama said. “I know you can.” SPLISH!

Lauren Thompson, 2005

Quack and Count

Seven ducklings take a rhyming look at addition as they play games, chase bumblebees, and make noise.

Keith Baker, 2003

The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack

Poor Mrs.

Thornton W. Burgess, 2012

Quick, Quack, Quick!

A very slow duckling saves his family during a crisis.

Marsha Diane Arnold, 1996

Quack!: Tales of Medical Fraud from the Museum of ...

With period advertisements, promotional literature, and gadget instructions, this book offers a wealth of past -- and present -- medical fraud.

Bob McCoy, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quack is used in the context of the following news items.

Quack 'kills' woman

A quack, who studied up to class ten and had been running a hospital in Yapral for over a decade, was arrested on Friday by the Cyberabad police, after a ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»

Quack Fix: UCLA Commit Considering Flip to Oregon

Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser. That's all we got for a slightly late Thursday Quack Fix. «Addicted to Quack, Jun 15»

Quacking iPad recording saves ducklings in distress

They enticed the ducklings out of the drain and back into view with the sound of their mother's quack on the iPad before catching them using a colander and a ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»

Duck Tales: Gordon Bombay's QUACK! QUACK! Edition

Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) tweeted up his support for the Anaheim Ducks. QUACK! QUACK! [ESPN]; Matt Beleskey--hidden gem to playoff hero. «Anaheim Calling, May 15»

Quack Arrested in Assam for Making a Newborn Walk Forcibly

This apparently was a cure for fever, recommended by the quack. The newborn baby reportedly had high fever since his birth. On Monday, his parents took him ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»

Oprah dumps Dr. Oz from her radio network amid quack medicine …

However, the embattled Dr. Oz has seen his television show ratings slip considerably in recent years as he's increasingly scrutinized over claims he's a quack ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

John Oliver vs. Dr. Oz: Another perfect 'quack' rant

John Oliver has a problem with the wisdom and insight of television scrub-wearer Dr. Oz, and it's because that wisdom and insight tends to be, well, factually ... «HitFix, Apr 15»

Cellphone ringtone _ 'Quack! Quack!' _ aids rescue of baby ducks …

Quack! Quack! A duck call ringtone helped a Louisiana firefighter rescue six ducklings from a storm drain. Spokesman Chad Duffaut of St. Tammany Fire District ... «Fox News, Apr 15»

Dr. Oz to Fire Back on TV at Doctors Calling Him a Greedy 'Quack'

“He's a fake and a quack and a charlatan,” Dr. Henry Miller, the Robert Wesson Fellow in scientific philosophy and public policy at Stanford University's Hoover ... «TheWrap, Apr 15»

These doctors are trying to turn the tide against 'quack' Dr. Oz

Physicians are finally speaking out against Dr. Mehmet Oz and the "quack treatments and cures" he promotes to the huge audience of his television show. «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»