croak

kɹoʊk

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#1·4h ago

A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.

Origin: From , crouken, (also represented by craken > crake), back-formation from (also in derivative croaking), from , from , from *greh₂-k-, of origin. See also , , ; also compare , . More at crack, crake and craic. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

The call of a frog or toad.

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#3·4h ago

The harsh call of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.

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