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# croaky

adjective (croaky, croakier, croakiest)

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

## Everyday

1. Sounding rough, low and hoarse, especially because of a sore throat or a cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croaky/#m1)
2. Sounding like the croak of a frog or crow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croaky/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and health: a croaky voice is a sign of a cold, a sore throat or too much shouting at a match. In stories, an old witch or a tired character may have a croaky voice. Phrases: «a croaky voice», «sound croaky», «feel croaky».

### Examples

- I've got a cold and my voice is all croaky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croaky/#x1)
- After cheering at the match, Dad was croaky for two days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croaky/#x2)
- "Who's there?" asked a croaky voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croaky/#x3)
- The frog gave a croaky call from the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croaky/#x4)
- She sounded croaky on the phone, so I knew she was ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croaky/#x5)
- Drink some warm honey and lemon for your croaky throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croaky/#x6)
- ‘Are you Hannah the herb seller?’ she asked in a croaky voice as her head shook to and fro. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/croaky/#x7)

### Note

Comparative «croakier», superlative «croakiest». Made from «croak» (the deep sound of a frog or crow). Close words: «hoarse» (not «horse»!), «husky», «raspy». Informal, «croak» can also mean to die (slang, not polite).

## On Mova

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