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Meaning
Noun
●
In Animal sounds:
A
faint
,
harsh
sound
made in the throat.
●
In Animal sounds:
The
call
of a
frog
or
toad
. (
see also
ribbit)
●
The
harsh
call
of various
birds
, such as the
raven
or
corncrake
, or other creatures.
Verb
●
To make a croak.
●
To
utter
in a low,
hoarse
voice.
●
In Animal sounds:
To make its sound.
●
In Death:
To die.
●
To
kill
someone or something.
●
In Animal sounds:
To
complain
; especially, to
grumble
; to
forebode
evil
; to
utter
complain
ts or
forebodings
habitually.
Name
●
A
surname
from Irish.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
croak
English
croken
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Coq
Oke
Oak
Joke
Coke
Yoke
Poke
Soak
Yolk
Woke
Soke
Roke
Folk
Boke
Toke
Hoke
Awoke
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Broke
Spoke
Roque
Cloak
Stoke
Proke
Evoke
Choke
Smoke
Quoke
Wroke
Avoke
Bloke
Advoke
Unyoke
Stroke
Prahok
Revoke
Provoke
Respoke
Baroque
Baroque
Bespoke
Disyoke
Convoke
Holm Oak
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