troak
/troʊk/
verb
- To make the roaring or bellowing sound of a male deer during mating season.
- The stag began to troak loudly to attract a mate.
- The male deer troaks every evening during the autumn rut.
- We could hear the deer troak from across the valley.
noun
- A sound made by a male deer (stag) during the mating season, similar to a roar or bellow.
- During the rut, the forest echoed with the troak of competing deer.
- The naturalist recorded the troak of a red deer for her research.
- The hunter recognized the troak of a stag in the distance.