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croaking

croaking

7 5.3
A rough low sound like a frog makes
  • noun
  • /ˈkroʊkɪŋ/
translation icon : croar
  • The croaking of the frogs filled the air as night fell over the marsh.
  • croaking frogs
  • croaking sound
  • croaking voice

Examples

  • The croaking of the birds came only dimly to his ears, as if they were very far off.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Rojillio made a noise in his throat three times, a low guttural croaking like a frog.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I made a croaking noise in my throat.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The rhythmic swell of singing and croaking frogs vibrating the swamp in the early evening was impossible to resist.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The frogs usually wake up after Saint Joseph's Day, and their croaking announces the arrival of spring with all its toil and bad news.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Tonight, the sounds of the rain, thunder, flashes of lightning, mosquitoes, heat, and the incessant croaking of the frogs won't let him.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I was startled by the sudden croaking that came from the nearby pond.

  • During the summer evenings, you can often hear the croaking of toads near the lake.

Synonyms

croak
vscroaking
5 4.2

A deep, rough sound made by frogs or ravens

is the same harsh sound but linked especially to frog voices

How Harsh

shriek
43 2.7
to caw
6 7.1
croaking
7 5.3
voice
130 1.0
murmur
36 4.1
whisper
110 1.0

Surface Forms

croaking singular
croakings plural

Morphology

croaking = croak (transparent) = croak + ing

Derived directly from the verb 'croak' with the gerund/nominal '-ing', so the meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Croaking comes from the simple sound word croak, which copies the 'low, rough sound' a frog or crow makes, almost like the word is the sound itself. So, croaking means that same harsh, hoarse sound, like a frog calling at night.