quacking
Making duck sounds
Quacking is the harsh, nasal sound ducks make, or the act of making such a sound.
It extends to any similar noise: The old radio was quacking with static.
Informally, quacking can describe someone talking too much or nonsensically: He's been quacking on about conspiracy theories all afternoon.
Common dabbling waterfowl
flock · dabbling · paddling · webbed · feathers · brood · duckling · nesting
Loud nasal blast
- squawkHarsh grating bird cry
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
- gabbleRapid, muddled talk
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
call · cry · noise · utterance · rasp · nasally · repetitive · loud
Conveying information nonverbally
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- warningAlert about danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- announceState something officially
chatter · greeting · territorial · mating · distress · assembly · response
Faker claiming false expertise
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
bogus · fake · sham · snake-oil · huckster · mountebank · deceptive · illegitimate
mallard
Common dabbling waterfowl
pond · flock · dabbling · paddling · webbed · feathers · brood · duckling · nesting · preening
honk
Loud nasal blast
vocalization · call · cry · noise · utterance · rasp · nasally · repetitive · loud · shrill
signaling
Conveying information nonverbally
announce · chatter · greeting · territorial · mating · distress · assembly · response
charlatan
Faker claiming false expertise
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
unqualified · bogus · fake · sham · snake-oil · huckster · mountebank · deceptive · illegitimate
mimicry
Adaptive resemblance to another
- impressionEffect on the mind
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
children · playful · silly · exaggerated · fake · humorous · mockery · parody · voice
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- animal soundsbark, meow, woof, moo, roar
- colony behaviorswarming, foraging, division of labor, caste system, food storage
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
- Waterfowlduck, goose, swan, mallard, drake
- duck farmingdrake, hen, duckling, eggs, hatchery
quackingsinging
Vocal music-making
melodious · harmonious · musical · mellifluous · dulcet