Croak (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The employee would often croak about the strict policies during breaks, but never voiced her concerns loudly.
- He tends to croak whenever the traffic gets stuck, feeling frustrated about the wasted time.
- People who croak about the service at this restaurant clearly have unrealistic expectations about the prices.
- His friends often heard him croak about the lack of parking spaces near his apartment.
- During a sales pitch, she noticed a customer croak under her breath about the costs, immediately sensing hesitation.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- After a long illness, the elderly woman began to weaken and eventually decided to croak in the sanctuary of her own home surrounded by loved ones.
- I heard the comedian would often croak on stage in one of his most hilarious magic tricks that fooled his audience every time.
- The once notorious prisoner spent his final days in solitude before he croaked due to complications stemming from years of poor living conditions.
- He tried to swallow the poison to make it look like he croaked from something he ate at the fancy dinner party the night before.
- Overwhelmed and hopeless, he moved to a small wooden cabin in the woods to live out his final days before he inevitably would croak.
Synonyms
- Pop Off
- Die
- Pass
- Expire
- Decease
- Cash In One's Chips
- Perish
- Conk
- Choke
- Buy The Farm
- Exit
- Drop Dead
- Pass Away
- Go
- Give-up The Ghost
- Kick The Bucket
- Snuff It
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 3
Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The old raven perched on the stone monument seemed to croak out a dismal greeting as the storm clouds gathered.
- The dryness of her throat made her attempt to speak sound like a harsh raven about to croak in the dead of night.
- As the clock struck midnight, the lone raven on the windowsill let out a low, mournful croak that sent shivers down her spine.
- His voice, worn down from years of disuse and cigarettes, began to croak out a familiar rendition of the old blues song.
- In the forest of twisted trees and forgotten dreams, a solitary raven decided to croak a haunting melody that filled the darkness.