croak

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• General-American: krōk
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• General-American: /kɹoʊk/
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• Received-Pronunciation: krōk
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• Received-Pronunciation: /kɹəʊk/
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• rhymes with -əʊk
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Variant of Croke.

From Middle English *croken, crouken, (also represented by craken > crake), back-formation from Old English crācettan (“to croak”) (also in derivative crǣcetung (“croaking”)), from Proto-Germanic *krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European *greh2-g-, from *greh2-k-, of onomatopoeic origin. See also Swedish kråka, German krächzen, Sanskrit गर्जति (garjati, “to growl”); also compare Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), Serbo-Croatian grákati. More at crack, crake and craic.

151 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 沙哑的声音 (shayádeshēngyīn) — a faint, harsh sound made in the throat
• Greek: κρωγμός (krogmós) — a faint, harsh sound made in the throat
• Hebrew: חרחור (khirkhúr) — a faint, harsh sound made in the throat
• Hungarian: krákogás — a faint, harsh sound made in the throat
• Norwegian Bokmål: hark — a faint, harsh sound made in the throat
• Russian: хрип (xrip) — a faint, harsh sound made in the throat
• Arabic: نَقِيق (naqīq) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Assamese: টুৰ টুৰ (tur tur) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Azerbaijani: vaqqıltı — the sound of a frog or toad
• Azerbaijani: qurultu — the sound of a frog or toad
• Bulgarian: ква́кане (kvákane) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Catalan: rauc — the sound of a frog or toad
• Chinese Mandarin: 呱呱 (guāguā) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Czech: kvákání — the sound of a frog or toad
• Danish: kvæk — the sound of a frog or toad
• Dutch: kwak — the sound of a frog or toad
• Dutch: gekwaak — the sound of a frog or toad
• Esperanto: kvako — the sound of a frog or toad
• Estonian: krooks — the sound of a frog or toad
• French: coassement — the sound of a frog or toad
• Georgian: ყიყინი (q̇iq̇ini) — the sound of a frog or toad
• German: Quaken — the sound of a frog or toad
• Greek: κουάξ (kouáx) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Greek: κόασμα (kóasma) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Hebrew: קרקור (kirkúr) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Hungarian: brekegés — the sound of a frog or toad
• Hungarian: vartyogás — the sound of a frog or toad
• Hungarian: kuruttyolás — the sound of a frog or toad
• Irish: grág — the sound of a frog or toad
• Italian: gracidio — the sound of a frog or toad
• Japanese: ケロケロ (kero kero) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Korean: 개굴개굴 (gaegulgaegul) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Māori: ōkaka — the sound of a frog or toad
• Polish: rechot — the sound of a frog or toad
• Portuguese: coaxada — the sound of a frog or toad
• Portuguese: coaxo — the sound of a frog or toad
• Russian: ква́канье (kvákanʹje) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Serbo-Croatian: кре̏ке̄т — the sound of a frog or toad
• Serbo-Croatian: krȅkēt — the sound of a frog or toad
• Spanish: croac — the sound of a frog or toad
• Swedish: kväk — the sound of a frog or toad
• Tagalog: kokak — the sound of a frog or toad
• Turkish: vıraklama — the sound of a frog or toad
• Ukrainian: ква́кання (kvákannja) — the sound of a frog or toad
• Bulgarian: крякам (krjakam) — to make a croak
• Catalan: raucar — to make a croak
• Danish: skrige — to make a croak
• Dutch: rochelen — to make a croak
• Finnish: korahtaa — to make a croak
• Finnish: korahdella — to make a croak
• French: coasser — to make a croak
• French: croasser — to make a croak
• German: krächzen — to make a croak
• Greek: κράζω (krázo) — to make a croak
• Hungarian: krákog — to make a croak
• Latin: crōciō — to make a croak
• Macedonian: крека (kreka) — to make a croak
• Norwegian Bokmål: harke — to make a croak
• Portuguese: grasnir — to make a croak
• Portuguese: grasnar — to make a croak
• Russian: хрипе́ть (xripétʹ) — to make a croak
• Arabic: نَقَّ (naqqa) — of a frog, to make its sound
• Assamese: টুৰ টুৰা (tur tura) — of a frog, to make its sound
• Azerbaijani: quruldamaq — of a frog, to make its sound
• Azerbaijani: vaqqıldamaq — of a frog, to make its sound
• Breton: koagal — of a frog, to make its sound
• Bulgarian: ква́кам (kvákam) — of a frog, to make its sound
• Catalan: raucar — of a frog, to make its sound
• Chinese Mandarin: 呱呱 (guāguā) — of a frog, to make its sound
• Czech: kvákat — of a frog, to make its sound
• Danish: kvække — of a frog, to make its sound
• Dutch: kwaken — of a frog, to make its sound
• Esperanto: kvaki — of a frog, to make its sound
• Estonian: krooksuma — of a frog, to make its sound
• Finnish: kurnuttaa — of a frog, to make its sound
• French: coasser — of a frog, to make its sound
• Galician: croar — of a frog, to make its sound
• Georgian: ყიყინებს (q̇iq̇inebs) — of a frog, to make its sound
• German: quaken — of a frog, to make its sound
• Greek: κοάζω (koázo) — of a frog, to make its sound
• Hebrew: קִרְקֵר (qirqér) — of a frog, to make its sound
• Hungarian: brekeg — of a frog, to make its sound
• Hungarian: vartyog — of a frog, to make its sound
• Hungarian: kuruttyol — of a frog, to make its sound
• Indonesian: menguak — of a frog, to make its sound
• Ingrian: krookkaa — of a frog, to make its sound
• Italian: gracidare — of a frog, to make its sound
• Japanese: ゲロゲロ鳴く (gerogero naku) — of a frog, to make its sound
• Latin: coaxō — of a frog, to make its sound
• Latin: quaxō — of a frog, to make its sound
• Māori: ōkaka — of a frog, to make its sound
• Khiamniungan Naga: tāktāk — of a frog, to make its sound
• Polish: rechotać — of a frog, to make its sound
• Polish: kumkać — of a frog, to make its sound
• Portuguese: coaxar — of a frog, to make its sound
• Russian: ква́кать (kvákatʹ) — of a frog, to make its sound
• Serbo-Croatian: крекѐтати — of a frog, to make its sound
• Serbo-Croatian: крекѐтнути — of a frog, to make its sound
• Serbo-Croatian: krekètati — of a frog, to make its sound
• Serbo-Croatian: krekètnuti — of a frog, to make its sound
• Slovak: kvákať — of a frog, to make its sound
• Spanish: croar — of a frog, to make its sound
• Spanish: groar — of a frog, to make its sound
• Swedish: kväka — of a frog, to make its sound
• Tagalog: kumokak — of a frog, to make its sound
• Turkish: vıraklamak — of a frog, to make its sound
• Ukrainian: ква́кати (kvákaty) — of a frog, to make its sound
• Azerbaijani: qəbərmək — slang: to die
• Azerbaijani: gorbagor olmaq — slang: to die
• Azerbaijani: çezmək — slang: to die
• Bulgarian: умирам (umiram) — slang: to die
• Chinese Mandarin: 嗝屁 (gěpì, gěrpì) — slang: to die
• Dutch: de pijp uit gaan — slang: to die
• Dutch: sneven — slang: to die
• Estonian: kärvama — slang: to die
• French: crever — slang: to die
• French: clamser — slang: to die
• German: krepieren — slang: to die
• German: abkratzen — slang: to die
• Hungarian: kinyiffan — slang: to die
• Italian: crepare — slang: to die
• Japanese: くたばる (kutabaru) — slang: to die
• Korean: 뒤지다 (dwijida) — slang: to die
• Korean: 뒈지다 (dwejida) — slang: to die
• Korean: 골로 가다 (gollo gada) — slang: to die
• Norwegian Bokmål: krepere — slang: to die
• Polish: zdychać — slang: to die
• Polish: zdechnąć — slang: to die
• Russian: сдыха́ть (sdyxátʹ) — slang: to die
• Russian: сдо́хнуть (sdóxnutʹ) — slang: to die
• Spanish: palmar — slang: to die
• Spanish: palmarla — slang: to die
• Spanish: espicharla — slang: to die
• Ukrainian: ґи́ґнути (gýgnuty) — slang: to die
• Ukrainian: здиха́ти (zdyxáty) — slang: to die
• Ukrainian: здо́хнути (zdóxnuty) — slang: to die
• Ukrainian: подиха́ти (podyxáty) — slang: to die
• Ukrainian: подо́хнути (podóxnuty) — slang: to die
• Bulgarian: убивам (ubivam) — slang: to kill
• Catalan: matar — slang: to kill
• French: crever — slang: to kill
• French: buter — slang: to kill
• Old French: morir — slang: to kill
• Hungarian: kinyiffant — slang: to kill
• Italian: terminare — slang: to kill
• Polish: zabić — slang: to kill
• Portuguese: matar — slang: to kill
• Russian: замочи́ть (zamočítʹ) — slang: to kill
• Russian: ко́кнуть (kóknutʹ) — slang: to kill
• Russian: завали́ть (zavalítʹ) — slang: to kill
• Spanish: matar — slang: to kill