Cronk (Verb)
Meaning 1
Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The old raven began to cronk loudly in the dead of night, sending chills down the spines of the villagers.
- Perched high on a bare branch, the raven let out a low, menacing cronk that echoed through the forest.
- As the storm clouds gathered, the flock of ravens took to the skies, their collective cronk filling the air with an ominous warning.
- In the darkness of the abandoned church, a lone raven cronked mournfully, its haunting call sending shivers down the visitor's spine.
- When the winter winds howled through the town, the ravens would gather on the rooftops, their mournful cronk a melancholy serenade to the frozen landscape.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Cry like a goose; "The geese were honking".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- As the last goose of the group flew away, the female let out a mournful cry, a sad cronk that echoed through the empty landscape.
- The geese began to cronk loudly in response to the presence of the predator stalking them through the reeds.
- The lonely goose stood in the center of the pond, its haunting cronk filling the stillness of the night air.
- A loud, anguished cronk pierced the silence as the goose realized it was separated from its young.
- With a frantic cronk, the goose alerted the rest of the flock to the approaching danger and they took to the skies in unison.