croak

Definitions


[krəʊk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow
(e.g: a female frog can pick out a mate's voice from a cacophony of croaks)


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Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): imitative


[krəʊk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound
(e.g: the frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily)

- die
(e.g: the dog finally croaked in 1987)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): imitative




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