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croaking

/ˈkrəʊkɪŋ/

/ˈkroʊkɪŋ/

croaking out

Translations

croakingnoun

croakings

coassement

The croaking of the frogs filled the night air by the pond.

Le coassement des grenouilles remplissait l'air nocturne près de l'étang.

Additional translations

croassementVariante moins courante; peut s'employer dans certains contextes descriptifs ou figurés.

Synonyms

grating sound

croakinggerund / present participle

/ˈkrəʊkɪŋ/

/ˈkroʊkɪŋ/

Functions attributively to describe something that makes a croak or sounds hoarse.

coassant

We could hear the croaking frogs long before we reached the swamp.

Nous pouvions entendre les grenouilles coassantes bien avant d'atteindre le marais.

Additional translations

rauqueS'emploie surtout pour une voix ou un son.

Synonyms

croakverb

croaking

Gerund

croaked

Past Simple

croaked

Past Participle

croaking

Gerund

/krəʊk/

/kroʊk/

coasser

The frogs croaked loudly in the pond as the sun set.

Les grenouilles coassaient bruyamment dans l'étang au coucher du soleil.

croasserSe 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.

râlerFamilier ; 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.

Additional translations

creverFamilier ; sens humoristique pour « mourir ».

Synonyms

croak out

Definitions

croakingnoun

The characteristic deep, harsh sound made by a frog or a similar animal.

The croaking of the frogs filled the night air by the pond.

A sound resembling a frog's croak, often used to describe a hoarse or harsh voice.

His voice was reduced to a croaking whisper after the long speech.

croakinggerund / present participle

Making a croak or croaks; sounding rough and hoarse.

We could hear the croaking frogs long before we reached the swamp.

croakverb

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.