Croaking
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)
5.
to utter or announce by croaking.
6.
Slang. to kill.
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noun
7.
the act or sound of croaking.
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croak (krəʊk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| a. (intr) to die | |
| b. (tr) to kill | |
| —n | |
| 5. | a low hoarse utterance or sound |
| [Old English crācettan; related to Old Norse krāka a crow; see | |
| 'croaky | |
| —adj | |
| 'croakily | |
| —adv | |
| 'croakiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
croak
c.1460, crouken, onomatopoeic or related to O.E. cracian (see crack). Slang meaning "to die" is first recorded 1812, from sound of death rattle. Croaker "prophet of evil" (1637) is from the raven (cf. M.E. crake "a raven," c.1320, from O.N. kraka "crow," of imitative origin).
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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