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croak

[ krohk ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.
  2. to speak with a low, rasping voice.
  3. Slang. to die.
  4. to talk despondingly; prophesy trouble or evil; grumble.


verb (used with object)

  1. to utter or announce by croaking.
  2. Slang. to kill.

noun

  1. the act or sound of croaking.

croak

/ °ì°ùəʊ°ì /

verb

  1. intr (of frogs, crows, etc) to make a low, hoarse cry
  2. to utter (something) in this manner

    he croaked out the news

  3. intr to grumble or be pessimistic
  4. slang.
    1. intr to die
    2. tr to kill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a low hoarse utterance or sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦°ù´Ç²¹°ì²â, adjective
  • ˈ³¦°ù´Ç²¹°ì¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ³¦°ù´Ç²¹°ì¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of croak1

1550–60; earlier croke, probably imitative; compare Old English ³¦°ù泦±ð³Ù¾±²¹²Ô (of a raven) to croak
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of croak1

Old English ³¦°ùÄ峦±ð³Ù³Ù²¹²Ô; related to Old Norse °ì°ùÄå°ì²¹ a crow; see creak
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Example Sentences

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And people will get to listen to the Oscar-nominated Angeleno “croak†a handful more times, at shows in Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Jersey and yes, a rare home-state concert on May 10 in Santa Rosa.

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Maybe that’s not the most dignified way to go, but for Annette and others like her, it’s better than croaking in the heat of the desert sun.

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She has an angelic voice, and Bob has this craggy kind of Blues man’s croak.

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At the end of “The Final Conflict,†the third “Omen†movie from 1981, Damien the Antichrist croaks out the words, “Nazarene, you have won ... nothing,†then collapses.

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Then he croaks the hook from the album’s first single, “Houdini,†a riff on the chorus of Steve Miller’s “Abracadabraâ€:

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