Croak - English meaning

noun

The sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, or seal.

Usage examples:

As i tucked into this steaming bunter-sized platter out on the darkening waters, i swear i heard th…

verb

(of a dog, fox, or seal) give a bark.

Usage examples:

A dog barked at her

verb

Strip the bark from (a tree or piece of wood).

Usage examples:

They had to be barked by hand, you couldn't peel them the way you can newly cut wood

verb

Laugh in a loud, harsh way.

Usage examples:

She cackled with laughter

noun

A loud, harsh laugh.

Usage examples:

Her delighted cackle

verb

To make the loud sound of a chicken, or (of a person) to laugh or talk in a loud, high voice

Usage examples:

The hens cackled in alarm., he burst into cackles of laughter.

noun

The harsh cry of a rook, crow, or similar bird.

Usage examples:

Instead i was met with the harsh caw of a crow, breaking the eerie silence.

verb

Utter a caw.

Usage examples:

Rooks cawed in the dark trees

verb

Make a sharp sound or series of sounds as a result of a hard object striking another.

Usage examples:

He heard the sound of her heels clacking across flagstones

noun

A sharp sound or series of sounds.

Usage examples:

The clack of her high heels

noun

A short sound made when two hard objects hit

Usage examples:

Her shoes clacked on the tile floor.

verb

(of a hen) make a short, low sound.

Usage examples:

The chickens clucked and scratched in the dirt

noun

The short, low sound made by a hen.

Usage examples:

Farmers usually keep farm animals to supplement their income, but a visitor to this farm will not h…

verb

To make a sound like a chicken

verb

Expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.

Usage examples:

He tried to speak and started to cough

noun

An act or sound of coughing.

Usage examples:

She gave a discreet cough

verb

(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.

Usage examples:

He died of tuberculosis

noun

Singular form of dice.

verb

To stop living

Usage examples:

He died of a heart attack., she died in her sleep at the age of 94., fig. the engine just died (= s…

verb

(of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity.

Usage examples:

His driving licence expired

verb

(of something that lasts for a fixed length of time) to end or stop being in use

Usage examples:

My passport will expire next year.

verb

To come to an end after a fixed length of time

Usage examples:

A contract/lease/licence expires, this offer expires on 31 march 2012., set/scheduled/due to expire…

verb

Catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.

Usage examples:

A woman gasped in horror at the sight of him

noun

A convulsive catching of breath.

Usage examples:

His breath was coming in gasps

verb

Cut with rough or heavy blows.

Usage examples:

Hack off the branches and let them fall to the ground

noun

A rough cut, blow, or stroke.

Usage examples:

He was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him

verb

Ride a horse for pleasure or exercise.

Usage examples:

The two riders hacked along the trail through the woods

collocation

Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

phrasal verb

Die.

Usage examples:

She passed away in her sleep

verb

To go past or move beyond something or someone

Usage examples:

[ t ] a car passed us doing 70 miles per hour., [ i ] i was just passing by and stopped to say hell…

verb

Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

verb

To die, esp. as a result of an accident, violence, or war

Usage examples:

Without this assistance, thousands of refugees would perish from hunger and neglect.

noun

A harsh, grating noise.

Usage examples:

The rasp of the engine

verb

Make a harsh, grating noise.

Usage examples:

My breath rasped in my throat

verb

(of a bird) make a loud, harsh noise.

Usage examples:

The geese flew upriver, squawking

noun

A loud, harsh, or discordant noise made by a bird or a person.

Usage examples:

With a startled squawk the rook flew off

verb

To make a loud, unpleasant cry

Usage examples:

Sea gulls squawked overhead., employers have begun to squawk because of rising health insurance cos…

verb

Breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages.

Usage examples:

The illness often leaves her wheezing

noun

A wheezing sound.

Usage examples:

I talk with a wheeze

verb

To make a noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty

Usage examples:

Since i started exercising regularly, i no longer wheeze when i run for a train.