Verb
We could hear the frogs croaking by the pond.
The man could only croak his name.
He tried to speak but could barely croak.
He had a heart attack and croaked.
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Verb
Karaoke on Ambience mainly consists of elderly monk-like men croaking out album tracks by Black Sabbath, and grey haired women wailing out ABBA songs.—David Greig
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025 Predictably, their reunion goes horribly wrong, especially when Dyer, in scenes of histrionics and angry outbursts, croaks out to his eldest sons a secret about their half-brother, Andy Jr., played by Noah Jupe.—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
In the middle of the forest, the only sounds biologist Kimberly Rosvall could hear were the croaks of nocturnal frogs and the distant howl of a coyote.—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025 The mangrove forests resounded with birdsong: the high trill of swallows and the guttural croak of snail kites.—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for croak
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