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groak

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Synonyms: groan, croak, grok, groat, grook, gronk, roak, groa, grock, grak

Antonyms: groan, croak, grok, groat, grook, gronk, roak, groa, grock, grak

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|typically of domestic animals}} To [[stare]] or [[look]] [[fixedly]] at someone; esp. of a child or dog in anticipation of receiving [[food]].<ref>{{R:WordNet 3.1}}</ref>
  2. To look at someone with a [[watchful]] or [[suspicious]] eye.

Noun

  1. Someone who [[waits]] at meal-times with the expectation of getting something to eat.<ref name="DSL">"[https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/growk growk]" from ''Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL)''</ref>
  2. A [[wistful]] [[look#Noun|look]] by a child on any article greatly desired.<ref name="DSL"/>

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