CROAK


Meaning of CROAK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kroʊk ]

( croaks, croaking, croaked)

1.

When a frog or bird croaks , it makes a harsh, low sound.

Thousands of frogs croaked in the reeds by the riverbank.

VERB : V

Croak is also a noun.

...the guttural croak of the frogs.

N-COUNT

2.

If someone croaks something, they say it in a low, rough voice.

Tiller moaned and managed to croak, ‘Help me.’...

She croaked something unintelligible.

VERB : V with quote , V n

Croak is also a noun.

His voice was just a croak.

N-COUNT

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