croaking (verb)

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• Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias — Sinhala is written in a non Latin script. Sinhala text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin script according to the ISO 15919 standard. Because of the nature of onomatopoeia, there are many cross linguistic cognates of… …   Wikipedia

• croak — /kroʊk / (say krohk) verb (i) 1. to utter a low, hoarse, dismal cry, as a frog or a raven. 2. to speak with a low, hollow voice. 3. to talk despondently; forebode evil; grumble. 4. Colloquial to die: *Queensland s oldest cane toad has finally… …  

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• croak — [[t]kro͟ʊk[/t]] croaks, croaking, croaked 1) VERB When a frog or bird croaks, it makes a harsh, low sound. Thousands of frogs croaked in the reeds by the riverbank. N COUNT Croak is also a noun. ...the guttural croak of the frogs. 2) VERB If… …   English dictionary

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• crow — 1. noun /kɹəʊ,kroʊ/ a) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call. Gaslark in his splendour on the golden stairs saying adieu to those three captains and their …   Wiktionary

• voice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vocality; speaking or singing voice; inflection, intonation; tone of voice; ventriloquism, ventriloquy; lung power; vocal cords, vocalization (see speech); cry, expression, utterance, vociferation,… …   English dictionary for students

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• croak — 1 verb 1 (I) to make a deep low sound like the sound a frog makes 2 (I, T) to speak in a low, rough voice as if you have a sore throat: He was shivering and croaking in a voice they barely recognized as his. 3 (I) slang to die 2 noun (C) a low… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rough — 1. adjective 1) rough ground Syn: uneven, irregular, bumpy, lumpy, knobbly, stony, rocky, rugged, rutted, pitted, rutty Ant: smooth, flat 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• croak — I UK [krəʊk] / US [kroʊk] verb Word forms croak : present tense I/you/we/they croak he/she/it croaks present participle croaking past tense croaked past participle croaked 1) [intransitive/transitive] to speak or say something in a low rough… …   English dictionary