Croak

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A low hoarse sound, as that characteristic of frogs and crows.
  • v. To utter in a low hoarse sound.
  • v. Slang To kill.
  • verb-intransitive. To utter a low hoarse sound.
  • verb-intransitive. To speak with a low hoarse voice.
  • verb-intransitive. To mutter discontentedly; grumble.
  • verb-intransitive. Slang To die.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
  • n. The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit)
  • v. To make a croak.
  • v. Of a frog, to make its cry.
  • v. To die.
  • v. Of a raven, to make its cry.
  • v. To kill someone or something.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound.
  • verb-intransitive. To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
  • v. To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode.
  • n. The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To utter a low, hoarse, dismal cry or sound, as a frog, a raven, or a crow: also used humorously of the hoarse utterance of a person having a heavy cold.
  • To speak with a low, hollow voice, or in dismal accents; forebode evil; complain; grumble.
  • To die: from the gurgling or rattling sound in the throat of a dying person.
  • To utter in a low, hollow voice; murmur dismally.
  • To announce or herald by croaking.
  • n. A low, hoarse guttural sound, as that uttered by a frog or a raven.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
  • v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  • n. a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
  • v. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  • Verb Form
    croaked    croaking    croaks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    emit    let out    let loose    utter    utterance    vocalization    sound off    kick    quetch    complain   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    complain    forebode    cry    quark    forbode   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baroque    Coke    Koch    Polk    Stoke    Wouk    awoke    baroque    bloke    boak   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gasp    chuckle    growl    howl    squeak    rumble    squeal    whisper    grunt    whimper