adj
Meaning 1
Like that of a frog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a croaky voice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
croaky
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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UK: /ˈkɹəʊki/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈkɹoʊki/
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rhymes with -əʊki
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
like the sounds of frogs and crows
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a guttural voice
- acres of guttural frogs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guttural
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English croak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English croaky From croak + -y.
Real reading context