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# croak

verb (croak, croaks, croaked, croaking); noun (a croak, croaks)

«croak» in the English dictionary: everyday and Meaning — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) When a frog or crow croaks, it makes a deep, rough sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#m1)
2. (verb) When a person croaks, they speak in a deep, rough voice, for example because of a sore throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#m2)
3. (noun) A croak is that rough sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#m3)
4. (slang) To croak means to die; it is a joking, not polite, way to say it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#m4)

### In the lessons

In nature and science lessons frogs and toads croak, especially to attract mates. In stories a character with a cold croaks. As slang it appears in cartoons and jokey talk about dying; it is not respectful. Phrases: croak out (say with a rough voice).

### Examples

- The frogs croaked loudly all night by the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#x1)
- «I've lost my voice,» she croaked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#x2)
- A crow croaked from the top of the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#x3)
- We heard a croak from under the lily pad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#x4)
- He could only croak out a whisper after the football match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#x5)
- (slang) In the cartoon, the villain says, «If I don't get water, I'll croak!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#x6)
- Male frogs croak to call females. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#x7)
- Then some frogs began to croak in the marsh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: croaked. The slang sense «to die» is rude and jokey — never use it about someone who has really died; say «passed away» or «died». Not related to «crook» or «crock».

## Meaning

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «croak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croak/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«croak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/croak.html) on Mova free.