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to cronk

to cronk

1 9.9
To make a loud harsh croaking sound like a goose
  • verb
  • /krɒŋk/
  • UK
: croar
  • The goose cronked loudly at the intruders.

Examples

  • In the early morning, the geese cronk loudly as they fly overhead.

  • We heard several geese cronk as they settled near the pond.

  • The farm was filled with the sound of birds cronking throughout the marsh.

  • Did you hear that bird cronk?

  • As the sun set, the geese cronked loudly, filling the air with their distinctive call.

  • During the migration, we often heard the ducks cronk as they passed by overhead.

  • While walking near the lake, I was startled by a group of geese cronking in the distance.

Synonyms

to honk
vsto cronk
17 2.6

Make a loud harsh cry like a goose

is similar but combines that cry with a rasping low call as well
to quack
vsto cronk
15 1.0

To make the loud harsh sound a duck makes

is like that bird call but often sounds lower and more hornlike
to croak
vsto cronk
13 4.4

To make a deep, rough sound like a frog or raven

is a bird noise that mixes a deep rough call and hornlike blast
to hoot
vsto cronk
9 2.2

To make a loud, deep sound like an owl or a car horn

is alike in depth but usually harsher and more guttural than that sound
to squall
vsto cronk
3 7.2

To make a loud high sound like a baby or bird

is different by being lower pitched and more hornlike rather than high
to blat
vsto cronk
  • UK
1 9.6

To make a loud, crying sound like a lamb or goat

is closer to bird calls, combining harshness with a lower, croaking quality

How Loud

to honk
80 1.6
to cronk
  • UK
1 9.9
to croak
13 4.4
call
113 1.0
chirp
12 1.6
peep
36 1.0

Surface Forms

cronk infinitive
cronked past
cronked past participle
cronking present participle
cronks third person singular

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.