the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To suffocate; to choke.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To quack; croak.
To suffocate; strangle; choke.
Word Usage
"Mrs. Salsify sat rather uneasily while her husband vaunted his superior knowledge of human nature, but the gentle Goslina began to quackle from the bed, and she soon forgot all else in care for the dear little creature."