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Meanings of croak in English

Portuguese
bater as botas
Catalan
expirar
Spanish
quedarse

To cease to live.

Related terms
bater as botas
Portuguese
resmungar
Catalan
grunyir

Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath.

resmungar
Spanish
graznidos

A harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)

graznidos
Catalan
grallar

Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven.

grallar
Usage of croak in English
1
I remember this by thinking of Popeye, whose trademark rusty croak went:
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
2
The lambs said most; and the sheep agreed with a husky croak.
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters
3
He let out a pained croak and curled into a fetal position.
Death masks
4
Outside it was that same whispered croak from long unused vocal cords.
End of Watch
5
When his resistance finally gave way, he could only croak, Okay .
The accident man
6
A frog-like croak was the best George could do in that line.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
7
And then the Duchess broke her accustomed silence with her thin croak:
Children of the Whirlwind
8
With a dismal croak, the faithless birch leaned slowly through the air.
Idolatry: A Romance
9
At last he gave up the pursuit with a croak of disappointment.
Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1
10
Lanyard's essays to reply began and ended in a croak for water.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
11
Shann made an effort at reply which was close to a croak.
Storm Over Warlock
12
If you wanted to drink by yourself, you could croak by yourself.
L'Assommoir
13
He tried to laugh, but all that came out was a croak.
Warning from the Stars
14
Am I staying clean so I can slave away until I croak?
Voices
15
Their heads droop, and all their communication is a rare, horrid croak.
The Land of Little Rain
16
They were trying to croak me, Jerry, and they nearly did it.
Triple Spies