"croak" meaning in English

See croak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kroʊk/ [US], /krəʊk/ [UK] Audio: en-au-croak.ogg [Australia] Forms: croak [singular], croaks [plural]
enPR: krōk [US], krōk [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A croak is the noise a frog or crow makes.
    Sense id: simple-croak-en-noun-JL0fYCYf

Verb

IPA: /kroʊk/ [US], /krəʊk/ [UK] Audio: en-au-croak.ogg [Australia] Forms: croak [canonical], croaks [third-person, singular], croaked [past], croaked [past, participle], croaking [present, participle]
enPR: krōk [US], krōk [UK] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a frog or a crow croaks, it makes its typical noise
    Sense id: simple-croak-en-verb-inlJn5-~
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