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noun

Croak n. The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound.

verb

Croak v. t. To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode; as, to croak disaster. "The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan." "Two ravens now began to croak Their nuptial song."

Croak v. i. (past & past part. croaked; pres. part. croaking)

To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound. "Loud thunder to its bottom shook the bog, And the hoarse nation croaked."

To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually. "Marat... croaks with reasonableness."

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Etymology of 'Croak'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Croak" Quotes from Famous Books

... on Mispoon and tore ferociously at her new assailant. For a space Mispoon was saved, but it was at a terrible sacrifice to Newish. With a single lucky slash of her long-fanged jaws, Maheegun literally tore one of Newish's great wings from her body. The croak of agony that came out of her may have held the death-note for Mispoon, her mate; for he rose on his wings, poised himself for an instant, and launched himself at the she-wolf's back with a force that drove Maheegun off ...

— Nomads of the North - A Story of Romance and Adventure under the Open Stars • James Oliver Curwood

... live in letters for no other reason than because they coupled their names with that of Erasmus by reviling him. Let the critics take courage—they may outwit oblivion yet, even though they do nothing but carp. Only let them be wise, and carp, croak, cough, cat-call and sneeze at some one who is hitching his wagon to a star. This way immortality lies. Erasmus was a monk who flocked by himself, and found diversion in ridiculing monkery. Also, he was the wisest man of his day. Wisdom is the distilled essence of intuition, corroborated by experience. ...

— Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers • Elbert Hubbard

... croak," interrupted one of the younger men, smiling encouragement. "Don't waste your time on him,—talk to me. He is such a grouch that he gives the bugs a regular bed to sleep in. He'd have been well years ago if he hadn't been such a chronic kicker. Cheer up, Mrs. Duke. ...

— Sunny Slopes • Ethel Hueston

... to laugh, but I know that it must have been a miserable croak. "I have done nothing to merit ...

— The Jucklins - A Novel • Opie Read

... hands alone. The birdcage and dog musical-box in the illustration are of this kind. In the inside of the box under the dog is a little cogged wheel, which, when the handle is turned, rubs against pieces of metal and produces the musical sounds. The bird's song, or rather, croak, is caused by air rushing through a sort of parchment tissue when the floor of the cage is compressed. The train, carman, cart, and trailer are made almost entirely by means of moulds, though some parts have to be fitted together by hand. First of all, a model ...

— Chatterbox, 1905. • Various

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