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croak

UK/kɹəʊk/ US/kɹoʊk/ uncommon slang
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.
2.

utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

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3.

make complaining remarks or noises under one''s breath

  • “she grumbles when she feels overworked”
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noun

1.

a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)

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Origin

From Middle English *croken, crouken, (also represented by craken > crake), back-formation from Old English crācettan (“to croak”) (also in derivative crǣcetung (“croaking”)), from Proto-Germanic *krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-g-, from *greh₂-k-, of onomatopoeic origin. See also Swedish kråka, German krächzen, Sanskrit गर्जति (garjati, “to growl”); also compare Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), Serbo-Croatian grákati. More at crack, crake and craic.

Phrases

  • croaking gourami

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