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What (who) is Croak - definition
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Croak (disambiguation)
v. n.
1.
Talk croakingly, talk hoarsely, mumble and groan.
2.
Forebode, cry things down, be depreciatory, take a gloomy view of things.
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Croak (disambiguation)
(croaks, croaking, croaked)
1.
When a frog or bird croaks, it makes a harsh, low sound.
Thousands of frogs croaked in the reeds by the riverbank.
VERB: V
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Croak is also a noun.
...the guttural croak of the frogs.
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2.
If someone croaks something, they say it in a low, rough voice.
Tiller moaned and managed to croak, 'Help me.'...
She croaked something unintelligible.
VERB: V with quote, V n
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Croak is also a noun.
His voice was just a croak.
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Croak (disambiguation)
¦ noun a characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow.
¦ verb
1. (of a frog or crow) utter a croak.
2. informal die.
3. archaic prophesy evil or misfortune.
Derivatives
croakily adverb
croaky adjective
Origin
ME: imitative.
Examples of use of Croak
1. His drawl of a voice was replaced by a croak, as his throat contracted with emotion.
2. "We categorically deny the charges raised in that letter," IG Acting Counsel Carolyn Croak said.
3. He experimented with one frog–shaped whistle for a year before discovering its inner croak.
4. His mother can barely speak; two days of crying has reduced her voice to a croak.
5. "She‘s been ordered to rest. ... She can talk, she can croak out a few sentences.