"croaky" meaning in English

See croaky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹəʊki/ [UK], /ˈkɹoʊki/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-croaky.wav [Southern-England] Forms: croakier [comparative], croakiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊki Etymology: Etymology tree English croak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English croaky From croak + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|croak|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English croak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English croaky [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "croaky", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="croaky"> From croak + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|croakier}} croaky (comparative croakier, superlative croakiest)
  1. (of a sound) Like that of a frog. Derived forms: croakily, croakiness

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