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croak⋅y

  [kroh-kee]
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–adjective, croak⋅i⋅er, croak⋅i⋅est.
low-pitched and hoarse; croaking.
Origin:
1840–50; croak + -y 1

Related forms:
croak⋅i⋅ly, adverb
croak⋅i⋅ness, noun
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croak   (krōk)   
n.  A low hoarse sound, as that characteristic of frogs and crows.
v.   croaked, croak·ing, croaks

v.   tr.

  1. To utter in a low hoarse sound.

  2. Slang To kill.

v.   intr.

    1. To utter a low hoarse sound.

    2. To speak with a low hoarse voice.

  2. To mutter discontentedly; grumble.

  3. Slang To die.


[From Middle English croken, to croak, probably of imitative origin.]
croak'i·ly adv., croak'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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