"quack like a duck" meaning in English

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Verb

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]
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)
  1. (simile) To appear to be exactly what one is. Related terms: duck typing
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