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croak
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/krəʊk/
US
/kroʊk/
croak out
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croak
noun
croaks
pl
UK
/krəʊk/
US
/kroʊk/
coassement
The croak of the frog echoed through the night.
Le coassement de la grenouille résonnait dans la nuit.
voix rauque
He spoke in a croak after catching a cold.
Il parlait d'une voix rauque après avoir attrapé un rhume.
Additional translations
râlerie
Familier ; plainte ou remarque sombre et pessimiste.
Synonyms
call
caw
grouse
grumble
croak
verb
croaked
Past Simple
croaked
Past Participle
croaking
Gerund
UK
/krəʊk/
US
/kroʊk/
croasser
Se dit d'une voix rauque ou cassée.
After cheering all night, he could only croak out a few words the next morning.
Après avoir applaudi toute la nuit, il ne pouvait plus que croasser quelques mots le lendemain matin.
râler
Familier ; se plaindre d'une manière sombre ou pessimiste.
She was always croaking about the high cost of living.
Elle râlait toujours à propos du coût de la vie élevé.
coasser
The frogs croaked loudly in the pond as the sun set.
Les grenouilles coassaient bruyamment dans l'étang au coucher du soleil.
Additional translations
crever
Familier ; sens humoristique pour « mourir ».
Synonyms
grumble
mutter
gurgle
squeak
sputter
croak out
croak
interjection
Onomatopoeic representation of a frog's croaking sound.
Croa !
"Croak! Croak!" came from the pond in the still night.
"Croa ! Croa !" venait de l'étang dans la nuit silencieuse.
Synonyms
ribbit
caw
quack
cluck
Definitions
croak
noun
A deep, hoarse sound made by a frog or a similar animal.
The croak of the frog echoed through the night.
A harsh, grating voice or sound.
He spoke in a croak after catching a cold.
A gloomy or pessimistic remark or complaint.
His constant croaks about the weather wore everyone down.
croak
verb
To make a deep, hoarse sound like that of a frog.
The frogs croaked loudly in the pond as the sun set.
To speak in a low, rough voice, often because of illness or emotion.
After cheering all night, he could only croak out a few words the next morning.
To die, often used informally or humorously.
He joked that he would croak if he had to run another mile.
To complain or speak pessimistically, especially in a gloomy or dismal manner.
She was always croaking about the high cost of living.
croak
interjection
Used to imitate or represent the characteristic sound of a frog.
"Croak! Croak!" came from the pond in the still night.
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