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cronk

US/ˈkrɑŋk/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

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2.

cry like a goose

  • “The geese were honking”
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Origin

Probably from British dialect crank (“unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded”).

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