v. i.
Loud thunder to its bottom shook the bog,
And the hoarse nation croaked. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Marat . . . croaks with reasonableness. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode;
The raven himself is hoarse,
That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Two ravens now began to croak
Their nuptial song. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
☞ When caught these fishes make a croaking sound; whence the name, which is often corrupted into crocus.
adj. like the sounds of frogs and crows;