[
US
/ˈkɹoʊk/
]
[ UK /kɹˈəʊk/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈəʊk/ ]
NOUN
- a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
VERB
-
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
The children perished in the fire
She died from cancer
The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
The patient went peacefully -
make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
she grumbles when she feels overworked - utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
How To Use croak In A Sentence
- In some places it is primeval and wet, where streaky barked eucalyptus strive upwards through dripping mists alive with frog croaks.
- I had a sore throat and could only croak.
- ‘I wish I could be like you,’ she croaked, her eyes half-closed with unshed tears.
- My voice is hoarse and croaky, my hands hurt and I'm still shaking!
- “Hold on there, sug,” he croaked, pronouncing the endearment like the first part of the word sugar. Water Song
- The tide slapped against the dock wall, and seagulls croaked as they bobbed on the waves, or flew above their heads.
- My thoughts, however, stubbornly refused to cling to the issue and when a hoarse croak broke loose from high above me, I started violently.
- Could Bisbee have referred to some other Jim who had "croaked" recently? The Avalanche
- Forrest had had to admit that the plan she and Croaker had cooked up, though unortho - dox and dangerous, was the best shot at getting inside the Leonforte organization. Second Skin
- He filled Croaker in on the possible linkup between the Yakuza, Avalon Ltd, Torch and Delacroix. FLOATING CITY
