Quack (Verb)
Meaning 1
Act as a medical quack or a charlatan.
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The vendor at the corner of the street was known to quack about his miracle cure-all elixir, claiming it could heal anything from a headache to a broken bone.
- Traveling from town to town, he would quack about his supposedly life-changing tonics and people would pay him good money for the ineffective remedies.
- The self-proclaimed doctor was later exposed for quacking about her non-existent medical credentials and the dubious treatments she offered.
- Many were swayed by his charming personality and quacked platitudes about health and wellness, until he was sued for malpractice.
- She would quack confidently about the scientifically unsupported benefits of her herbal supplements, convincing some of her audience to purchase them.
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Meaning 2
Utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The dogs started to quack as they played with the funny-voiced toy.
- During the party, the children laughed and quacked like geese.
- She always tried to quack like the duck from her favorite cartoon show.
- At night the pond came alive as all the geese quacked loudly.
- After too many beers, he began to quack on stage, entertaining everyone.