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to cronk

9.9

To make a harsh scraping sound like a rusty gate or old truck

verb
/krɒŋk/

: chirriar

The frog cronks loudly at night.

Examples

The rusty gate cronked every time someone opened it.
The old truck cronked as it struggled up the hill.
At dawn, the birds cronk loudly outside my window.
Did you hear the bird cronk this morning?
The rusty gate cronked as the wind blew against it.
The frog cronked loudly near the pond during the night.
When disturbed, the bird cronked from the treetop.

Synonyms

to blare

vsto cronk

50 3.8

To make a loud harsh sound that hurts your ears, like a siren

is rougher in texture rather than mainly loud and forceful

to creak

vsto cronk

46 2.9

To make a high, squeaking sound when moved or pressed

is lower and rougher rather than a high squeak

to chirk

vsto cronk

Archaic

9.9

To make a high sharp squeaking sound like a mouse or an old door

is lower and rougher with a grating, throaty quality

to screak

vsto cronk

9.9

To make a short, high, harsh sound like an owl or old gate

is lower and grating rather than very high and shrill

to skreak

vsto cronk

9.9

To make a loud, high, harsh sound like a scream

is lower and grating instead of screamingly high

to racket

vsto cronk

4.9

To make a loud, unpleasant noise that disturbs people

is harsher and more grating, not only loud disturbance

How Harsh

to shriek

72 2.9

rasp

4 7.1

to cronk

9.9

to creak

46 2.9

to croak

8 4.4

Surface Forms

cronk infinitive

cronked past

cronked past participle

cronking present participle

cronks third person singular

Etymology

Cronk is also an imitating word for rough, grating noises, like a rusty gate or old truck, so people say things 'cronk' when they make a harsh, grating, or croaking sound.