1
as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
the cranky patient was always croaking to the nurses about something
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2
as in dies
slang
to stop living
I wouldn't go around saying your great-grandmother "croaked"
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3
as in kills
slang
to deprive of life
"I croaked the old bugger," he bragged
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as in assassinates
slang
to put to death deliberately
hooligans had croaked the street corner wino just for the hell of it
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Recent Examples of croaks
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Participants will be trained to learn the chirps and croaks of various local frog and toad species, then commit to going out to a particular piece of the watershed near their homes a couple of nights per month to listen for the frogs and toads and record their absence or presence.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Males also begin their chorus of throaty croaks in hopes of attracting a willing mate.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Participants will be trained to learn the chirps and croaks of various local frog and toad species, then commit to going out to a particular piece of the watershed near their homes a couple of nights per month to listen for the frogs and toads and record their absence or presence.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaks
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The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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For example, when Jehosheba complains that her Martha slacks off when her dad is out of town, Daisy infers that the Commander made a visit to the Colonies.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lack of in-home nurses; baby dies Much of Middlebrooks’ order, and the appeals court ruling that affirms it, concerns the in-home nursing care that parents of medically complex children rely upon.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The great Sandra Hüller stars as a woman whose husband dies from a fall at their home.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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Vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills more than 400,000 people annually, most of them children under five in Africa, are now being introduced in 25 countries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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He’s considered a two-way winger, kills penalties and can play the net front on the power play.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.—
Jill Lawrence,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
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Algerio screams at the suspect.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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He is obsessed with gold, because gold screams money to the masses.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Grapevine surges from behind, falls short Lake Creek provided most of the pressure early in the match, keeping the ball in Grapevine’s end and getting off six shots before the Mustangs started pressing in the 26th minute.—
Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, once an aristocratic mansion, falls somewhere between the avant-garde works at the Reina Sofia and the traditional Spanish art at the Prado.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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For those who know the play well, some of Mantello’s choices are most striking, especially the horror here of the famous hotel-room scene with a tawdry lover (brutally played by Katherine Romans), an act born of loneliness that destroys a father’s relationship with his son forever.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Alzheimer’s disease, a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, affects more than 6 million Americans, most of them age 65 or older.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Geillis, on her quest to install Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne, murders her husband as a blood sacrifice and walks through the stones.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 1971, a jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Croaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaks. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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