croak

Example Sentences

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Between his deep croak, Hannah’s squeaky warble, and the fact that they were making up words on the fly Coal began to giggle.

From Literature

It was frogs, croaking in the nearby canal.

From Literature

“Pass the cabbage, please,” croaked Mr. Hummer after a few moments of heavy silence.

From Literature

There’s a wicked irony in micromanaging your entire life on Earth only to croak and have your soul potentially jettisoned to some formless state of being, entirely unknown to mere mortals.

From Salon

“Do you believe yourself to be cured?” she croaked; indeed, for a moment she wondered if Edward Ashton had somehow already succeeded in his quest.

From Literature