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quackle

intransitive verb
quack·le | \ˈkwakəl\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of quackle 

(Entry 1 of 2)

of a duck

: quack

quackle

verb
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-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of quackle (Entry 2 of 2)

dialectal, British

: suffocate, choke

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Intransitive verb

imitative

Verb

imitative

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