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croak

[ krohk ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.
  2. to speak with a low, rasping voice.
  3. Slang. to die.
  4. to talk despondingly; prophesy trouble or evil; grumble.


verb (used with object)

  1. to utter or announce by croaking.
  2. Slang. to kill.

noun

  1. the act or sound of croaking.

croak

/ krəʊk /

verb

  1. intr (of frogs, crows, etc) to make a low, hoarse cry
  2. to utter (something) in this manner

    he croaked out the news

  3. intr to grumble or be pessimistic
  4. slang.
    1. intr to die
    2. tr to kill


noun

  1. a low hoarse utterance or sound

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Derived Forms

  • ˈcroaky, adjective
  • ˈcroakiness, noun
  • ˈcroakily, adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of croak1

1550–60; earlier croke, probably imitative; compare Old English cræcetian (of a raven) to croak

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Word History and Origins

Origin of croak1

Old English crācettan; related to Old Norse krāka a crow; see creak

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Example Sentences

When Tony takes over Danny's body, his voice begins to croak and he shakes his pointer finger for emphasis.

And then I sit on a bench facing the grave and a raven says something in a croak a few steps from me.

But dey can't hang me, no sah, dey can't, 'cause mah man croak two weeks later.

He will awake to drive away the crows which croak around the mountain.

By my sword, the Sweetheart of the Faith, never did frogs at a mid-summer drought croak more frightfully than those scamps.

Suppose we'd croak this man in th' hot par-rt av th' p'litical fight; what happens?

From a small almost black lake rose, like a mysterious wail, the plaintive croak of tiny frogs.

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