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croaking

UK
/ˈkrəʊkɪŋ/
US
/ˈkroʊkɪŋ/
croaking out

Translations

croakingnoun
croakings
pl
The croaking of the frogs was loud at night.
Кваканье лягушек было громким ночью.
Additional translations
хрипение
карканье
Synonyms
grating sound
call
caw
croak
gurgle
croakinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkrəʊkɪŋ/
US
/ˈkroʊkɪŋ/
Functions attributively to describe something that makes a croak or sounds hoarse.
Synonyms
throaty
cawing
croaky
frog-like
rattling
hoarse
husky
rasping
gravelly
guttural
croakverb

croaking

Gerund

croaked
Past Simple
croaked
Past Participle
croaking
Gerund
UK
/krəʊk/
US
/kroʊk/
The frogs croak loudly in the pond.
Лягушки громко квакают в пруду.
He tried to speak, but could only croak a few words.
Он пытался говорить, но смог только хрипеть несколько слов.
Synonyms
gurgle
squeak
sputter
croak out
grumble
mutter

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.
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