Synonyms for quacking
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kwak |
| Phonetic Transcription : kwæk |
Top 10 synonyms for quacking Other synonyms for the word quacking
- babble
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- blather
- bleat
- burble
- cackle
- call
- caw
- chatter
- chuckle
- clack
- clamor
- cluck
- croak
- crow
- ejaculate
- gabble
- gasp
- gibber
- gobble
- grunt
- hail
- hiss
- holler out
- hoot
- jabber
- low
- meow
- moo
- nicker
- pipe
- quack
- roar
- screech
- shout
- shriek
- sing out
- snarl
- snicker
- snigger
- squawk
- titter
- trill
- tweet
- utter huskily
- utter throatily
- vociferate
- wheeze
- whinny
- whistle
- whoop
- yawp
- yelp
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for quacking
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