"quack" meaning in English

See quack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kwæk/ Audio: en-us-quack.ogg [US] Forms: quack [singular], quacks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The sound made by a duck
    Sense id: simple-quack-en-noun-N1K1FQnN
  2. A fake or incompetent healer or doctor.
    Sense id: simple-quack-en-noun-sJ1KgxrB

Verb

IPA: /kwæk/ Audio: en-us-quack.ogg [US] Forms: quack [canonical], quacks [third-person, singular], quacked [past], quacked [past, participle], quacking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To make a noise like a duck.
    Sense id: simple-quack-en-verb-nSfVMEmV
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        },
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          "text": "Do you hear the ducks quacking?"
        },
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