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croak
/kɹoʊk/
verb 5noun 3name 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
outside
VERB + CROAK
heard, started, starting
Definitions
noun
1
A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
2
The call of a frog or toad.
3
The harsh call of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.
verb
1
To make a croak sound.
2
To utter in a low, hoarse voice.
The raven himself is hoarse, / That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan.
“I am so tired,” he croaked. “It’s ageing this nation in Tom Hanks in Castaway years.”
3
To make its vocal sound.
4
To die.
5
To kill.
He'd seen my face, so I had to croak him.
"It was me. And I'm glad, damned glad, I didn't croak him. With this slick guy after me, it would be me for the chair."
name
1
A surname from Irish.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
- croaking
verb — utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The raven himself is hoarse, / That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan.
Wiktionary02
“I am so tired,” he croaked. “It’s ageing this nation in Tom Hanks in Castaway years.”
Wiktionary03
He'd seen my face, so I had to croak him.
Wiktionary04
Listen, you can hear all the frogs starting to croak outside. At first I found them annoying, but I've gotten used to them now.
Tatoeba · #152823705
I've never heard a frog croak.
Tatoeba · #573290306
The toad started to croak.
Tatoeba · #6029170Usage Notes
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