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Definition of Croaky
1. Adjective. Like the sounds of frogs and crows. "Acres of guttural frogs"
Definition of Croaky
1. Adjective. (context: of a sound) Like that of a frog ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Croaky
1. low and hoarse [adj CROAKIER, CROAKIEST] : CROAKILY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Croaky
Literary usage of Croaky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of the "Hawk" Tribe by John William Carleton, Archibald Henning (1848)
"He promised me a set-off for the odds I dropped on the precious match he made
with Captain Bowse," urged croaky. " And Star-and-Garter had the best of it," ..."
2. A Glossary of Berkshire Words and Phrases by Job Lowsley, Barzillai Lowsley (1888)
"croaky [kroak-i], adj. sickly, weak, delicate ; applied to plants. Ex. 'My roots
did look rather croaky till the rain come."—NH Crock [krok], sb. ..."
3. Pulmonary consumption by Charles James Blasius Williams (1887)
"Was relieved by effervescing saline with opium (oxalate crystals in urine).
Has no cough. Coil-apse, with much dulness and croaky cavernous sounds in left ..."
4. A Movable Quartette by Eleanor Guyse (1901)
"These are Ebenezer Eliezer Damascus and Tim croaky, and the youngest scion of
... Johnnie was apt to bring his characters to an untimely end; Tim croaky, ..."
5. Our Language: A Jurnal of Spelling Reform and Uther Language Topics by Frederik Atherton Fernald (1894)
"croaky, as in "The child is croaky," for " hoarse." Chipper, as in "You feel
quite chipper this morning," for " lively," " in good spirits. ..."
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