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CROAKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
Synonyms:
croak; croaking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("croaking" is a kind of...):
utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
Derivation:
croak (utter a hoarse sound, like a raven)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb croak
Context examples:
Foot by foot the Italian had retreated, his armor running blood at every joint, his shield split, his crest shorn, his voice fallen away to a mere gasping and croaking.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Scarcely had he spoken these words when he heard a croaking over his head, and looked up and saw seven ravens as black as coal flying round and round.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Besides, bethink you how low is our purse, with bailiff and reeve ever croaking of empty farms and wasting lands.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
On the way he passed by a marsh, in which a number of frogs were sitting croaking.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
