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croak

 (krōk)
n.
A low hoarse sound, as that characteristic of a frog or a raven.
v. croaked, croak·ing, croaks
v.tr.
1. To utter in a low hoarse sound.
2. Slang To kill.
v.intr.
1.
a. To utter a low hoarse sound.
b. To speak with a low hoarse voice.
2. To mutter discontentedly; grumble.
3. Slang To die.

[From Middle English croken, to croak, probably of imitative origin.]

croak′i·ly adv.
croak′y adj.
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croak

(krəʊk)
vb
1. (Zoology) (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
a. (intr) to die
b. (tr) to kill
n
a low hoarse utterance or sound
[Old English crācettan; related to Old Norse krāka a crow; see creak]
ˈcroaky adj
ˈcroakily adv
ˈcroakiness n
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croak

(kroʊk)

v.i.
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.
v.t.
4. to utter by croaking.
5. Slang. to kill.
n.
6. the act or sound of croaking.
[1325–75; Middle English crouken, probably imitative; compare Old English cræcetian (of a raven) to croak]
croak′y, adj. croak•i•er, croak•i•est.
croak′i•ly, adv.
croak′i•ness, n.
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croak


Past participle: croaked
Gerund: croaking

Imperative
croak
croak
Present
I croak
you croak
he/she/it croaks
we croak
you croak
they croak
Preterite
I croaked
you croaked
he/she/it croaked
we croaked
you croaked
they croaked
Present Continuous
I am croaking
you are croaking
he/she/it is croaking
we are croaking
you are croaking
they are croaking
Present Perfect
I have croaked
you have croaked
he/she/it has croaked
we have croaked
you have croaked
they have croaked
Past Continuous
I was croaking
you were croaking
he/she/it was croaking
we were croaking
you were croaking
they were croaking
Past Perfect
I had croaked
you had croaked
he/she/it had croaked
we had croaked
you had croaked
they had croaked
Future
I will croak
you will croak
he/she/it will croak
we will croak
you will croak
they will croak
Future Perfect
I will have croaked
you will have croaked
he/she/it will have croaked
we will have croaked
you will have croaked
they will have croaked
Future Continuous
I will be croaking
you will be croaking
he/she/it will be croaking
we will be croaking
you will be croaking
they will be croaking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been croaking
you have been croaking
he/she/it has been croaking
we have been croaking
you have been croaking
they have been croaking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been croaking
you will have been croaking
he/she/it will have been croaking
we will have been croaking
you will have been croaking
they will have been croaking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been croaking
you had been croaking
he/she/it had been croaking
we had been croaking
you had been croaking
they had been croaking
Conditional
I would croak
you would croak
he/she/it would croak
we would croak
you would croak
they would croak
Past Conditional
I would have croaked
you would have croaked
he/she/it would have croaked
we would have croaked
you would have croaked
they would have croaked
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.croak - a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)croak - a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb1.croak - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain lifecroak - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
abort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
buy it, pip out - be killed or die;
drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband"
conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
starve, famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed
2.croak - utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
3.croak - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
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croak

verb
1. grunt, squawk, caw Frogs croaked in the reeds.
2. rasp, gasp, grunt, wheeze, utter or speak harshly, utter or speak huskily, utter or speak throatily Daniel managed to croak, `Help me.'
3. (Slang) die, expire, pass away, perish, buy it (U.S. slang), check out (U.S. slang), kick it (slang), go belly-up (slang), peg out (informal), kick the bucket (informal), buy the farm (U.S. slang), peg it (informal), cark it (Austral. & N.Z. slang), pop your clogs (informal), hop the twig (informal) The old man finally croaked at the age of 92.
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croak

verb
Slang. To cease living:
Informal: pop off.
Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meet one's end, pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes.
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Translations
نَقيق، نَقْنَقَـهيَنُق، يُنَقْنِق
krákáníkrákatkuňkáníkuňkatskřehotání
kvækkekvækken
korahdellakorahtaakurnuttaaraakkua
brekegbrekegés
kvakkkvakka
karkimaskarktikvarkimaskvarkti
kurkstēšanakurkstēt
regljanjeregljati
gakgaklamakkurbağa/karga sesivak vakvakvaklamak

croak

[krəʊk]
A. N [of raven] → graznido m; [of frog] → croar m, canto m; [of person] → gruñido m
B. VI
1. [raven] → graznar; [frog] → croar, cantar; [person] → carraspear
2. (= die) → estirar la pata, espicharla
C. VT (= say) → decir con voz ronca
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

croak

[ˈkrəʊk] vi
[frog] → coasser; [raven] → croasser
[person] (when speaking)parler d'une voix rauque
(= die) → claquer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

croak

n (of frog)Quaken nt no pl; (of raven, person)Krächzen nt no pl
vi (frog)quaken; (raven, person)krächzen
vt
(person)krächzen
(inf: = die) he croaked iter ist abgekratzt (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

croak

[krəʊk]
1. n (of raven) → gracchio; (of frog) → gracidio, gracidare m
2. vi (raven) → gracchiare; (frog) → gracidare; (person) → dire con voce rauca
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

croak

(krəuk) verb
to utter a low hoarse sound like that of a frog. I could hear the frogs croaking.
noun
such a sound.
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References in classic literature ?
'Why not?' answered the peasant: 'but he only says four things, and the fifth he keeps to himself.' The miller was curious, and said: 'Let him foretell something for once.' Then the peasant pinched the raven's head, so that he croaked and made a noise like krr, krr.
At last the peasant pinched the raven once more till he croaked, and said: 'Fourthly, he says that there are some cakes under the bed.' 'That would be a fine thing!' cried the miller, and looked there, and found the cakes.
Then the peasant once more pinched the raven's head till he croaked loudly.
Then the bird stepped a little way along his limb to get a better point of observation, lifted his wings, stuck his head far down below his shoulders toward me and croaked again--a croak with a distinctly insulting expression about it.
Then Marian tells how, when the huntsmen cut up the stag, they threw the bone called the raven's bone to one that sat and croaked for it.
Who, all the while the deer was breaking up So croaked and cried for it, as all the huntsmen, Especially old Scathlock, thought it ominous; Swore it was Mother Maudlin, whom he met At the day-dawn, just as he roused the deer Out of his lair."
"You have nothing to do with the wounded Frenchmen," he croaked, in the harshest notes of his voice.
"Now I am quite happy," croaked the terrible old man, with his fierce eyes leering sidelong at the bed.
Instead she croaked and coughed her way through her words while dodging falling letters from a Tory slogan and a comedian waving a fake P45 under her nose.
That novelty has now worn off and The Voice to all intents and purposes has croaked.
The duo who brought us How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous (Bloomsbury, 2011/VOYA August 2011) have graced us with a delightfully snarky look at the remarkable mistakes of a few of history's famous figures.