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- Dictionarycroak/krōk/
noun
- 1. a deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow: "a female frog can pick out a mate's voice from a cacophony of croaks"
verb
- 1. (of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound: "the frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily"
- 2. die: informal "the dog finally croaked in 1987" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of CROAK is to make a deep harsh sound. How to use croak in a sentence.
CROAK definition: 1. When animals such as frogs and crows croak, they make deep rough sounds. 2. If you croak, you…. Learn more.
Croak definition: to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.. See examples of CROAK used in a sentence.
When a frog or bird croaks, it makes a harsh, low sound. Thousands of frogs croaked in the reeds by the riverbank. [VERB] Croak is also a noun. If someone croaks something, they say it in a low, rough voice. She croaked something unintelligible. [VERB noun] Croak is also a noun. His voice was just a croak.
A croak is the low, hoarse sound a frog makes. Crows and people with sore throats can croak, too. It’s also a slang word for “die.” When people croak, they need either a glass of water or an undertaker. Croak is a noun or a verb. A bullfrog’s croak can be very loud. A parched cowboy might croak, “howdy.”
[intransitive, transitive] to speak or say something with a rough low voice. I had a sore throat and could only croak. croak something He managed to croak a greeting. + speech ‘I'm fine,’ she croaked. [intransitive] (slang) to die. There are other countries I'd like to visit before I croak.
Define croak. croak synonyms, croak pronunciation, croak translation, English dictionary definition of croak. n. A low hoarse sound, as that characteristic of a frog or a raven.
Definition of croak noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a rough low sound made in the throat, like the sound made by a frog. The frog crawled out with a croak. Her voice came out in a croak. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Croak definition: A low hoarse sound, as that characteristic of a frog or a raven.
croak meaning, definition, what is croak: to make a deep low sound like the sound ...: Learn more.
