"quork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quorks [plural]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} quork (plural quorks)
  1. The cry of a raven. Synonyms: gronk
    Sense id: en-quork-en-noun-ADOchBHQ

Verb

Forms: quorks [present, singular, third-person], quorking [participle, present], quorked [participle, past], quorked [past]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} quork (third-person singular simple present quorks, present participle quorking, simple past and past participle quorked)
  1. To make a quorking sound. Categories (topical): Animal sounds Categories (lifeform): Corvids Synonyms: gronk
    Sense id: en-quork-en-verb-vRhXQaRN Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 42 58 Disambiguation of Corvids: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 18 82

Inflected forms

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