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Croak

Croak Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Croak? [n] a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) [v] die (colloquial); "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [v] complain quietly [v] utter a hoarse sound, like a raven Synonyms \| Synonyms for Croak: buy the farm \| choke \| conk \| croaking \| cronk \| drop dead \| gnarl \| grumble \| kick the bucket \| murmur \| mutter \| pop off \| snuff it Related Terms \| Find terms related to Croak: air a grievance \| aphonia \| apprehend \| artificial voice \| beef \| belch \| bellyache \| bitch \| blare \| blast \| blat \| blot out \| bode \| bray \| broken speech \| broken tones \| broken voice \| bump off \| burr \| buy it \| buzz \| cackle \| call \| carol \| cash in \| caw \| chatter \| check in \| check out \| cheep \| childish treble \| chirk \| chirp \| chirr \| chirrup \| chitter \| choked voice \| chuck \| clack \| clamor \| clang \| clangor \| clank \| clash \| cluck \| cock-a-doodle-doo \| complain \| conk \| coo \| crab \| cracked voice \| craunch \| cronk \| crow \| crump \| crunch \| cuckoo \| die \| do in \| drawl \| drop off \| drum \| dysarthria \| dyslalia \| dyslogia \| dysphasia \| dysphonia \| dysphrasia \| erase \| expire \| falsetto \| fix \| forebode \| forewarn \| fret \| fret and fume \| fuss \| gabble \| gaggle \| get \| give the business \| go west \| gobble \| grind \| gripe \| groan \| grouch \| grouse \| growl \| grumble \| grunt \| guggle \| gun down \| harshness \| have a premonition \| have a presentiment \| have it \| hawking voice \| hiss \| hit \| hoarseness \| holler \| honk \| hoo \| hoot \| howl \| ice \| idioglossia \| idiolalia \| impairment of speech \| jangle \| jar \| kick \| kick in \| kick off \| kick the bucket \| knock off \| lay out \| lisp \| lisping \| lodge a complaint \| look black \| loss of voice \| lower \| menace \| mince \| murmur \| mutter \| muzzy speech \| nasal tone \| nasalization \| off \| pass \| pass away \| pass out \| peep \| peg out \| pip \| pipe \| pipe off \| polish off \| pop off \| portend \| preapprehend \| quack \| quarrel \| quaver \| raise a howl \| rasp \| register a complaint \| roll \| rub out \| scold \| scranch \| scrape \| scratch \| scrunch \| settle \| shake \| shove off \| sibilation \| sing \| snarl \| snore \| speech defect \| speech impediment \| squawk \| step off \| take care of \| take on \| talk incoherently \| threaten \| tremor \| trill \| twang \| tweet \| twit \| twitter \| warble \| warn \| waste \| whistle \| wipe out \| yap \| yelp \| zap See Also \| complain \| decease \| die \| emit \| exit \| expire \| go \| kick \| kvetch \| let loose \| let out \| pass \| pass away \| perish \| plain \| quetch \| sound off \| utter \| utterance \| vocalization Croak In Webster's Dictionary \Croak\ (kr?k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Croaked}. (kr?kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Croaking}.] [From the primitive of AS. cracettan to croak as a raven; akin to G. kr?chzen to croak, and to E. creak, crake.] 1. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound. Loud thunder to its bottom shook the bog, And the hoarse nation croaked. --Pope. 2. To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually. Marat . . . croaks with reasonableness. --Carlyle. \Croak\, v. t. To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode; as, to croak disaster. The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan. --Shak. Two ravens now began to croak Their nuptial song. --Wordsworth. \Croak\, n. The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound.

Croak Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Croak?

[n] a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
[v] die (colloquial); "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
[v] complain quietly
[v] utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

Croak In Webster's Dictionary

\Croak\ (kr?k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Croaked}. (kr?kt); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Croaking}.] [From the primitive of AS.
cracettan to croak as a raven; akin to G. kr?chzen to croak,
and to E. creak, crake.]
1. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a
   raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound.

         Loud thunder to its bottom shook the bog, And the
         hoarse nation croaked.                --Pope.

2. To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to
   utter complaints or forebodings habitually.

         Marat . . . croaks with reasonableness. --Carlyle.


\Croak\, v. t.
To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to
forebode; as, to croak disaster.

      The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal
      entrance of Duncan.                      --Shak.

      Two ravens now began to croak Their nuptial song.
                                               --Wordsworth.


\Croak\, n.
The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a
like sound.

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