croak

croak  (krk)

n.

A low hoarse sound, as that characteristic of frogs and crows.

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.

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

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croaki·ly adv.

croaky adj.

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croak

Verb

1. (of a frog or crow) to make a low hoarse cry

2. to utter or speak with a croak

3. Slang to die

Noun

a low hoarse sound [Old English crācettan]

croaky adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	croak - a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) croaking utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb	1.	croak - 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" decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass 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 cronk 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" gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter 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

verb 2. rasp, gasp, grunt, wheeze, utter or speak harshly, utter or speak huskily, utter or speak throatily

verb 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)

Translations

croak [krəuk] vi [frog] → croar; [raven] → graznar

n [of raven] → graznido

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croak [krəuk] vi [frog] → coasser; [raven] → croasser

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croak [krəuk] vi (frog) → quaken;

(bird, person) → krächzen

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croak [krəuk] vi → gracchiare