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croak
[ krohk ]
verb (used without object)
- to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.
- to speak with a low, rasping voice.
- Slang. to die.
- to talk despondingly; prophesy trouble or evil; grumble.
verb (used with object)
- to utter or announce by croaking.
- Slang. to kill.
noun
- the act or sound of croaking.
croak
/ °ì°ùəʊ°ì /
verb
- intr (of frogs, crows, etc) to make a low, hoarse cry
- to utter (something) in this manner
he croaked out the news
- intr to grumble or be pessimistic
- slang.
- intr to die
- tr to kill
noun
- a low hoarse utterance or sound
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦°ù´Ç²¹°ì²â, adjective
- ˈ³¦°ù´Ç²¹°ì¾±±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ³¦°ù´Ç²¹°ì¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of croak1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of croak1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
She has an angelic voice, and Bob has this craggy kind of Blues man’s croak.
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.
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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