Complete Definition of "croak"

English

Pronunciation
kr�k, /kr��k/, /<tt>kr@Uk</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-��k|Rhymes: -��k

Noun
en-noun

  1. A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
  2. The cry of a frog or toad.

Translations
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Danish: grynt n (1); kvæk n (2)
French: coassement m (2)
German: Krächzen n (1), Quaken n (2)
Greek: κο�άξ (kuaks)
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Hebrew: קרק�ר (qirqur) m (2)
Russian: квак (kvak) (2)
Irish: grág (2)
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Verb
en-verb

  1. To make a croak.
  2. Of a frog, to make its cry.
  3. slang To die.
  4. Of a raven, to make its cry.
  5. transitive|slang To kill someone or something.

#: He seen my face, so I had to croak him.

Translations
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Danish: kvække (1); skrige (3)
French: grognement (1), coasser (2), crever (3), croasser (4)
German: krächzen (1), quaken (2), (slang) abkratzen (3)
Greek: κ�οάζ� (kroazo)
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Hebrew: �קרקר (leqarqer) (2)
Portuguese: grasnar (1,2,4)
Russian: квака�� (kvákat�) (2)
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Category:Animal sounds
Category:Onomatopoeia

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