Meaning & use
Croak
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To make a low, hoarse sound, as a frog or crow does, or to speak in a similarly rough voice.
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The bullfrogs croaked loudly from the pond all through the summer night.
"I need water," he croaked, his throat raw from shouting.
A note on using this word
Croak is also common slang for 'to die,' as in 'he finally croaked at ninety-two,' a usage that dates back to 19th-century English.
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2. verb
(informal) To die.
In the old western, the villain croaks in the final shootout.
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