to cronk
- verb
- /krɒŋk/
- UK
- The goose cronked loudly at the intruders.
Examples
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In the early morning, the geese cronk loudly as they fly overhead.
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We heard several geese cronk as they settled near the pond.
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The farm was filled with the sound of birds cronking throughout the marsh.
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Did you hear that bird cronk?
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As the sun set, the geese cronked loudly, filling the air with their distinctive call.
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During the migration, we often heard the ducks cronk as they passed by overhead.
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While walking near the lake, I was startled by a group of geese cronking in the distance.
Synonyms
To make a deep, rough sound like a frog or raven
To make the loud harsh sound a duck makes
Make a loud harsh cry like a goose
To make a loud high sound like a baby or bird
To make a loud, deep sound like an owl or a car horn
To make a loud, crying sound like a lamb or goat
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cronk comes from copying the sound a bird makes, much like croak, so it is used for birds that 'cronk' when they make a loud, harsh croaking or honking noise.