Croak Definition

krōk
croaked, croaking, croaks
noun
croaks
A croaking sound.
Webster's New World

A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.

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verb
croaked, croaking, croaks
To utter in deep, hoarse tones.
Webster's New World
To kill.
Webster's New World
To make a deep, hoarse sound, as that of a frog or raven.
Webster's New World
To speak in deep, hoarse tones.
Webster's New World
To talk dismally; foretell evil or misfortune; grumble.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Croak

Noun

Singular:
croak
Plural:
croaks

Origin of Croak

  • Middle English croken, back-formation from Old English cracettan, cræccettan, from Proto-Germanic *krāk- (compare Swedish kråka, German krächzen), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (compare Latin grāculus ‘jackdaw’, Serbo-Croatian grákati).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English croken to croak probably of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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