quack like a duck in English

Audio: En-au-quack like a duck.ogg

Forms: quacks like a duck [present, singular, third-person], quacking like a duck [participle, present], quacked like a duck [participle, past], quacked like a duck [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} quack like a duck (third-person singular simple present quacks like a duck, present participle quacking like a duck, simple past and past participle quacked like a duck)

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"quack like a duck" meaning in English

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