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quawked

quawked is the simple past and past participle of quawk.

Meaning of quawk

Verb

quawk (third-person singular simple present quawks, present participle quawking, simple past and past participle quawked)

  1. Of birds, to give loud, harsh vocalisations.
    • […] they were rejoiced to see one of the two lost nestlings sitting on the window ledge near his old home. […] "I have much to tell, father," said the young one; "but I am so exhausted, my food having been of the scantiest, that I have hardly breath to quawk."1873, A. C. Chambers, Life underground, in the church tower, the woods, and the old keep, page 71

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Words that rhyme with quawked

Questions about quawked

What is quawked the simple past and past participle of?
Quawked is the simple past and past participle of quawk.

Words near quawked in the dictionary

  1. quavery
  2. quaves
  3. quaving
  4. quaw
  5. quawk
  6. quawked
  7. quawking
  8. quawks
  9. quawmire
  10. quawmires
  11. quaws

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