Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of croak
plural croakings
- 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 Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 85
comparative more croaking · superlative most croaking
- That croaks.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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