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verb | noun croakcroak1 /kroʊk/ verb ETYMOLOGYcroak1Origin: 1500-1600 from the sound VERB TABLEcroak |
Present | I, you, we, they | croak | | he, she, it | croaks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | croaked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have croaked | | he, she, it | has croaked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had croaked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will croak | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have croaked |
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Present | I | am croaking | | he, she, it | is croaking | | you, we, they | are croaking | Past | I, he, she, it | was croaking | | you, we, they | were croaking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been croaking | | he, she, it | has been croaking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been croaking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be croaking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been croaking |
1[intransitive] to make a deep low sound like the sound a frog makes2[intransitive] informal to die3[intransitive, transitive] to speak in a low rough voice, as if you have a sore throat: “I don’t feel very well,” he croaked. [Origin: 1500–1600 from the sound] verb | noun croakcroak2 noun [countable] 1the sound a frog makes2a low sound made in an animal’s or person’s throat |