Croaking (Noun)
Meaning
A harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The eerie croaking of the frog outside my window kept me awake all night.
- As I walked through the pond's edge, the sound of the frogs' croaking grew louder and more intense.
- The singer's croaking vocals on the latest single were off-putting and difficult to listen to.
- After years of smoking, John's voice had reduced to a mere croaking that sent shivers down people's spines.
- The music teacher gently reminded the tone-deaf student that croaking like a frog wasn't quite what she meant by "singing".