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Definition of Croak
1. Noun. A harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog).
2. Verb. Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
Specialized synonyms: Abort, Asphyxiate, Stifle, Suffocate, Buy It, Pip Out, Drown, Predecease, Famish, Starve, Fall, Succumb, Yield
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Related verbs: Break, Break Down, Conk Out, Die, Fail, Give Out, Give Way, Go, Go Bad, Die
Derivative terms: Decease, Decedent, Death, Death, Death, Death, Death, Death, Exit, Expiration, Going, Passing
Antonyms: Be Born
Also: Die Down, Die Down, Die Off, Die Out
3. Verb. Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven.
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Croaker, Croaking
4. Verb. Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath. "She grumbles when she feels overworked"
Generic synonyms: Complain, Kick, Kvetch, Plain, Quetch, Sound Off
Derivative terms: Grumble, Grumbler, Grumbling, Murmur, Murmurer, Murmuring, Mutter, Muttering
Definition of Croak
1. v. i. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound.
2. v. t. To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode; as, to croak disaster.
3. n. The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound.
Definition of Croak
1. Noun. A faint, harsh sound made in the throat. ¹
2. Noun. The cry of a frog or toad. ''(see also ribbit)'' ¹
3. Verb. To make a croak. ¹
4. Verb. Of a frog, to make its cry. ¹
5. Verb. (slang) To die. ¹
6. Verb. Of a raven, to make its cry. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive slang) To kill someone or something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Croak
1. to utter a low, hoarse sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Croak
Literary usage of Croak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... or humorous), chuckle, cluck, coo, croak, crool, croon, croup, crow, chirp,
chirrup, holla, hollo, holloa, hoop, hoot, howl, ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Carlyle, French Rev.. III. ii. 1. 2. To announce or herald by croaking. [Rare.]
The raven himself is hoarse That croak» the fatal entrance of Duncan. ..."
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