croaking

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noun

The sound of something that croaks.

“the croakings of frogs from the nearby pond”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of croak
nouncroaking (plural croakings)

plural croakings

  1. The sound of something that croaks.

    the croakings of frogs from the nearby pond

    1 more example

    We heard the peculiar note of the woodcock, which resembles the repeated croaking of the frog[.]

    1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 85
adjectivecroaking (comparative more croaking, superlative most croaking)

comparative more croaking · superlative most croaking

  1. That croaks.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)

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