quack

¹quack

intransitive verb \ˈkwak\

Definition of QUACK

: to make the characteristic cry of a duck

Origin of QUACK

alteration of queck to quack, from Middle English queken, from queke, interjection, of imitative origin

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with QUACK

back, black, Braque, clack, claque, crack, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, lakh, mac, Mac, pack, plaque, rack, sac, sack, sacque, shack, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, Wac, wack, whack, wrack, yak

²quack

noun

Definition of QUACK

: a noise made by quacking

First Known Use of QUACK

1798

³quack

intransitive verb

Definition of QUACK

: to act like a quack

Origin of QUACK

⁴quack

First Known Use: 1628

⁴quack

noun

Definition of QUACK

1

: charlatan 2

2

: a pretender to medical skill

— quack·ish \ˈkwa-kish\ adjective

Origin of QUACK

short for quacksalver

First Known Use: 1638

⁵quack

adjective

Definition of QUACK

: of, relating to, or used by quacks <quack cancer cures>

First Known Use of QUACK

1653