Meaning

A faint, harsh sound made in the throat..

Definitions by Sense

1. A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
2. The call of a frog or toad.
3. The harsh call of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.
4. (intransitive) To make a croak sound.
5. (transitive) To utter in a low, hoarse voice.
6. (intransitive, of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals) To make its vocal sound.
7. (slang) To die.
8. (transitive, slang) To kill.

Example Sentences

The raven himself is hoarse, / That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan.

“I am so tired,” he croaked. “It’s ageing this nation in Tom Hanks in Castaway years.”

He'd seen my face, so I had to croak him.

If Wilton croaked the criminal he did a jolly good day's work, and there's an end of it.

"It was me. And I'm glad, damned glad, I didn't croak him. With this slick guy after me, it would be me for the chair."

Marat […] croaks with such reasonableness.

The accessor croaks if it's not an appropriate object reference.

Word Forms

• croaks
• croaking
• croaked

Synonyms for croak

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When Should You Use Croak?

Use croak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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