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croaky
croak·y
/
ˈkroʊ
ki
/
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[
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
(krəʊk)
—
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
creak
]
'croaky
—
adj
'croakily
—
adv
'croakiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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