Antonyms for quacking

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kwak

Phonetic Transcription : kwæk

be quiet

Definition of quacking

Origin : "to make a duck sound," 1610s, earlier quake (1520s), variant of quelke (early 14c.), of echoic origin (cf. Middle Dutch quacken, Old Church Slavonic kvakati, Latin coaxare "to croak," Greek koax "the croaking of frogs," Hittite akuwakuwash "frog"). Middle English on the quakke (14c.) meant "hoarse, croaking." Related: Quacked; quacking.

As in cackle : verb laugh irritatingly
As in croak : verb make husky, squawking noise
As in cry : verb call out, yell

Example sentences :

No other noise could disturb us but the cackling of hens and the quacking of ducks.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

Again he tried to make up to them, quacking softly, and again he was repulsed.
Extract from : « The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers » by John Burroughs

Then, fearing he had told the secret, he ran off, quacking and braying derisively.
Extract from : « Jack and Jill » by Louisa May Alcott

See the quacking duck and the distant goose, with dots, letters, etc.
Extract from : « Cupology » by Clara

And he called the three nearest us by name, for they were quacking loudly.
Extract from : « A Village of Vagabonds » by F. Berkeley Smith

It produced also the sound of quacking in the most natural manner.
Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe

He saw Alex looking at him curiously, and once more heard the quacking.
Extract from : « The Young Alaskans on the Trail » by Emerson Hough

"But neither hut nor house can be built by gabbling and quacking," said the Pig.
Extract from : « The Fairy Ring » by Various

The swamp was resonant with the quacking of innumerable ducks!
Extract from : « Twelve Years a Slave » by Solomon Northup

At first there is nothing but the quacking of the ducks at the far end of the swamp.
Extract from : « The Story of the Trapper » by A. C. Laut

Synonyms for quacking

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