Croak
verb
The sound a frog or a toad makes.
The frog croaked loudly by the pond.
Often appears as...
- frog croak
- toad croak
verb
To die.
I don't want to croak before I see my grandkids.
Often appears as...
- croak before
- croak over
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To say something in a low, harsh voice.
He croaked his answer and went back to work.
Often appears as...
- croak out
- croak response
verb
The sound a frog or a toad makes.
The frog croaked loudly by the pond.
Often appears as...
- frog croak
- toad croak
verb
To die.
I don't want to croak before I see my grandkids.
Often appears as...
- croak before
- croak over
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To say something in a low, harsh voice.
He croaked his answer and went back to work.
Often appears as...
- croak out
- croak response
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Animal Sound
Used to describe the natural sound made by frogs, toads, or metaphorically by a rough voice.
We could hear the toad croak in the swamp.
Pro Tip 2/2Onomatopoeic
'Croak' mimics the sound it describes, making it easy to remember how a frog sounds.
My throat was dry, and I started to sound like a frog's croak.
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Sliding a metal strip over a wooden stake, a master summoner is sending deep croaking noises reverberating through the area. And, as if in a trance, hundreds of earthworms begin emerging from the soil.
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Sliding a metal strip over a wooden stake, a master summoner is sending deep croaking noises reverberating through the area. And, as if in a trance, hundreds of earthworms begin emerging from the soil.
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Whit Stillman
American Director
I don't think you change from the time you're 16 until you die. Maybe your body changes, and you have different experiences, but I think you become a fully conscious soul with full abilities. Souls are eternal, and if you keep your marbles until you croak in your 90s or your 100s, you're the same.
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E. F. Benson
English Novelist
Romance is a bird that will not sing in every bush, and love-affairs, however devoted the sentiments that inspire them, are often so business-like in the prudence with which they are conducted, that romance is reduced to a mere croaking or a disgusted silence.
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Wunmi Mosaku
Nigerian Actress
When I get nervous my energy gets really still, and I think people think that's me. Everything gets really still, and my voice gets a little bit lower and there is a little croak in there - sometimes you can hear it when I'm really nervous on camera.
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Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Now that I'm 50 and respectably settled in New England and markedly happier and more contented than I was in my youth, I modestly hope there's time to realize some of my youthful goals before I croak, but I'll take what I can get.
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Talulah Riley
English Actress
My parents used to call me 'The Little Frog,' because whenever they asked how I knew something, I'd say 'read it,' which sounds a bit like a frog croak.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society, or what is worse, looking as if he stifled grief.
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Johnny Mathis
American Musician
I would say three-quarters of what I do depends on the sincerity of it. You can croak, but if you croak good, they'll still listen.
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Richie Sambora
American Musician
I love being a dad. I'd have more kids if I could. I'd take a couple more, one or two more before I croak.
Quote examples
Whit Stillman
American Director
I don't think you change from the time you're 16 until you die. Maybe your body changes, and you have different experiences, but I think you become a fully conscious soul with full abilities. Souls are eternal, and if you keep your marbles until you croak in your 90s or your 100s, you're the same.
Quote examples
E. F. Benson
English Novelist
Romance is a bird that will not sing in every bush, and love-affairs, however devoted the sentiments that inspire them, are often so business-like in the prudence with which they are conducted, that romance is reduced to a mere croaking or a disgusted silence.
Quote examples
Wunmi Mosaku
Nigerian Actress
When I get nervous my energy gets really still, and I think people think that's me. Everything gets really still, and my voice gets a little bit lower and there is a little croak in there - sometimes you can hear it when I'm really nervous on camera.
Quote examples
Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Now that I'm 50 and respectably settled in New England and markedly happier and more contented than I was in my youth, I modestly hope there's time to realize some of my youthful goals before I croak, but I'll take what I can get.
Quote examples
Talulah Riley
English Actress
My parents used to call me 'The Little Frog,' because whenever they asked how I knew something, I'd say 'read it,' which sounds a bit like a frog croak.
Quote examples
Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society, or what is worse, looking as if he stifled grief.
Quote examples
Johnny Mathis
American Musician
I would say three-quarters of what I do depends on the sincerity of it. You can croak, but if you croak good, they'll still listen.
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Richie Sambora
American Musician
I love being a dad. I'd have more kids if I could. I'd take a couple more, one or two more before I croak.
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