CROAKS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Croak

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (as a verb): imitative

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: krəʊk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow

Short Definition:

hoarse sound made by frog etc.

Examples:
  • a female frog can pick out a mate's voice from a cacophony of croaks

Word: Croak

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: krəʊk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound

Short Definition:

make croak

Examples:
  • the frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily
Definition:

die

Short Definition:

die

Examples:
  • the dog finally croaked in 1987

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