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Meanings of
croaking
in English
Spanish
graznidos
Back to the meaning
A harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
croak
Spanish
graznidos
Guttural.
guttural
croaky
Related terms
cacophonous
cacophonic
Synonyms
Examples for "
guttural
"
guttural
croaky
Examples for "
guttural
"
1
From one of the figures in the bow came a
guttural
exclamation:
2
Her voice came bell-clear and not in the
guttural
of the tribes.
3
Behind them, Cole spoke sharply, words that sounded more
guttural
than human.
4
She stepped in front of me; a low,
guttural
growl of warning.
5
Deep,
guttural
roar But there's another sound we need to speak about.
1
But from the direction of the toolshed came Ethan's still
croaky
voice.
2
At the hospital. His voice sounded
croaky
with disuse and unnaturally polite.
3
Mr Morrison also reassured Australians he was in good health despite sounding
croaky
.
4
Another fitting moniker, I thought, listening to Rinaldi's strange,
croaky
voice.
5
Bunny is an abrasive character, but in Leigh's
croaky
performance, she's merely obnoxious.
Usage of
croaking
in English
1
Aunt Maria spoke in a harsh,
croaking
voice; she had a cold.
2
From the swamp below the hill came the hoarse
croaking
of bull-frogs.
3
Halfway across the threadbare lawn, a
croaking
voice erupted from the house.
4
As he passed, they flew up with a great
croaking
and cawing.
5
In response, there came a
croaking
from every corner of the courtyard.
6
Seeing Mother's startled gaze, the Countess explained in her harsh,
croaking
voice.
7
The volatile, sanguine people laughed at the fears of their
croaking
President.
8
Then the
croaking
suddenly stopped, and again, I heard that coughing sound.
9
That was the sort of thing that Gribton was always
croaking
about.
10
He looked over his shoulder at the sound of a persistent
croaking
.
11
Mrs. Ames tried to speak and her voice was a
croaking
whisper.
12
My voice felt hoarse, and I was probably
croaking
more than yelling.
13
But presently, from the school room, I heard him chattering and
croaking
.
14
They were whispering -well,
croaking
,
belching and lisping -among themselves.
15
The dragon laughed shrilly; the draconians joined it, gurgling and
croaking
horribly.
16
Hooke had stopped near Daniel's luggage, attracted by the
croaking
of frogs.
Other examples for "croaking"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
croaking
croak
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
hoarse croaking
dismal croaking
Translations for
croaking
Spanish
graznidos
graznido
Croaking
through the time
Croaking
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common