croak

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: cloak, crook, creak, crock, cronk, coak, croat, crak, choak, groak, roak

Antonyms: cloak, crook, creak, crock, cronk, coak, croat, crak, choak, groak, roak

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Noun

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.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make a croak sound.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To utter in a low, hoarse voice.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals}} To make its vocal sound.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang}} To [[die]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[kill]].
6. To [[complain]]; especially, to [[grumble]]; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
7. {{lb|en|programming|_|slang|[[Perl]]}} To abort the current program indicating a user or caller error.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=Irish}}.

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