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quawking

quawking is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about quawking

What is quawking the present participle and gerund of?
Quawking is the present participle and gerund of quawk.

Words near quawking in the dictionary

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

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