cronk

C3R1O1N1K5

verb

To honk like a goose.

Similar
croakhonk
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Meanings

cronk1

verbcronk (third-person singular simple present cronks, present participle cronking, simple past and past participle cronked)

present singular third person cronks · participle present cronking · participle past cronked · past cronked

  1. To honk like a goose.
nouncronk (plural cronks)

plural cronks

  1. The honking sound of a goose.

cronk2

adjectivecronk (comparative more cronk, superlative most cronk)

comparative more cronk · superlative most cronk

  1. AustraliacolloquialobsoleteUnwell, sick.
  2. AustraliacolloquialobsoleteOf a horse, broken down, not useful as a work horse due to illness or infirmity.
  3. AustraliacolloquialobsoleteIllegal; dishonest.
  4. AustraliacolloquialobsoleteNo good; bad.

cronk3

nouncronk (plural cronks)

plural cronks

  1. Isle of ManA hill or barrow.

Cronk4

proper nounCronk (plural Cronks)

plural Cronks

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbutter a hoarse sound, like a raven

Similar
croak
Broader
utteremitlet out

verbcry like a goose

Similar
honk
Broader
utteremitlet out
Also see
croakhonk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

cronk · verb, noun

Imitative. Compare quonk.

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cronk · adjective

Probably from British dialect crank (“unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded”).

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Cite this entry
APA

cronk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cronk

MLA

“cronk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cronk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cronk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cronk.

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