Croak Definition
krōk
croaked, croaking, croaks
noun
croaks
A croaking sound.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- dysphonia
- nasalization
- dysphrasia
- idiolalia
- idioglossia
- dyslalia
- croaking
verb
croaked, croaking, croaks
To utter in deep, hoarse tones.
Webster's New World
To kill.
Webster's New World
To make a deep, hoarse sound, as that of a frog or raven.
Webster's New World
To speak in deep, hoarse tones.
Webster's New World
To talk dismally; foretell evil or misfortune; grumble.
Webster's New World
Origin of Croak
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Middle English croken, back-formation from Old English cracettan, cræccettan, from Proto-Germanic *krāk- (compare Swedish kråka, German krächzen), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (compare Latin grāculus ‘jackdaw’, Serbo-Croatian grákati).
From Wiktionary
From Middle English croken to croak probably of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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