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croaking
UK
/ˈkrəʊkɪŋ/
US
/ˈkroʊkɪŋ/
croakings
pl
Translations
The croaking of the frogs was loud at night.
Кваканье лягушек было громким ночью.
Additional translations
Definitions
The croaking of the frogs filled the night air by the pond.
His voice was reduced to a croaking whisper after the long speech.
UK
/ˈkrəʊkɪŋ/
US
/ˈkroʊkɪŋ/
Functions attributively to describe something that makes a croak or sounds hoarse.
Definitions
We could hear the croaking frogs long before we reached the swamp.
croaking
Gerund
croaked
Past Simple
croaked
Past Participle
croaking
Gerund
UK
/krəʊk/
US
/kroʊk/
Translations
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.
Definitions
The frogs croaked loudly in the pond as the sun set.
After cheering all night, he could only croak out a few words the next morning.
He joked that he would croak if he had to run another mile.
She was always croaking about the high cost of living.
Definitions
The croak of the frog echoed through the night.
He spoke in a croak after catching a cold.
His constant croaks about the weather wore everyone down.
Definitions
"Croak! Croak!" came from the pond in the still night.