croak
/kroʊk/
noun
- A deep, rough sound made by a frog, raven, or a person with a hoarse voice.
- The raven let out a single croak and flew away.
- His voice was just a croak after yelling all day.
- A loud croak came from the swamp.
verb
- To make a deep, rough sound like a frog or raven.
- A raven croaked from the top of the old oak tree.
- The frogs croak loudly after a rainstorm.
- We could hear the toads croaking in the garden at night.
- To speak in a rough, hoarse voice.
- He croaked a reply because his throat was so sore.
- The singer croaked through the last verse of the song.
- She tried to call for help, but only managed to croak.
- (informal) To die.
- The old cat finally croaked after a long life.
- He joked that he would croak before finishing the marathon.
- If that engine croaks, we'll be stranded.
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