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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
quack .
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Examples
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“It quacked like a duck, … so I shot it” turned out to be a tad embarrassing last time, especially for Mr. Powell.
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The ducks circled around us, the ducks quacked around us, and the ducks factored us into the reflection of their tiny retinas but never considered us in any real way.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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More than it's "quacked" up to be, duck meat is extremely versatile and can hold it's own when paired with a myriad of seasonings.
Karine Bakhoum: Duck, Duck, NO Goose Karine Bakhoum 2012
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The only nuisance was when one of us stood up, they quacked even more.
Roasting Rich and Famous Marshall Heyman 2011
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Female mallard quacked away from nearby rushes and the overall sounds were as impressive as the sight of the birds.
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More than it's "quacked" up to be, duck meat is extremely versatile and can hold it's own when paired with a myriad of seasonings.
Karine Bakhoum: Duck, Duck, NO Goose Karine Bakhoum 2012
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The ducks circled around us, the ducks quacked around us, and the ducks factored us into the reflection of their tiny retinas but never considered us in any real way.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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This link is sort of off-topic but really not, as it's yet another case (as in the present one) of the media doing their level best to shout down "the critics" -- the nattering nabobs of negativism -- and then, years later, admitting that the "gadflies" were right all along, and that what looked like a scam, walked like a scam, and quacked like a scam was -- quelle surprise!
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Motley Fool spokesman Chris Hill reports that the duck quacked but of course it didn't sound like it does on TV.
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This coming from a man who once famously quacked, "I think everybody's got to relax on all this gay stuff."
Karl Frisch: Prop. 8 Federal Lawsuit Begins, Cue Right-Wing Media Hysteria 2010
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