croak
Betekenis (English)
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- A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
- The call of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit)
- The harsh call of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.
Concepten
dood gaan
het leven laten
ad patres gaan
expireren
de laatste adem uitblazen
de wereld verlaten
de poeper dichtknijpen
de doodssnik geven
de eeuwigheid in gaan
de grote reis aanvaarden
bersten
rochelen
versmachten
doodblijven
Synonyms
breathe one’s last
cash in one’s chips
give-up the ghost
sniff it
prophesy ill
cease to be
go to meet ones maker
make noise
succumb to
speak hoarsely
talk loudly
be dead
give a croak
forebode evil
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/kɹoʊk/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English *croken, crouken, (also represented by craken > crake), back-formation from Old English crācettan (“to croak”) (also in derivative crǣcettung (“croaking”)), from Proto-Germanic *krēk- (compare Swedish kråka, German krächzen), potentially from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-g- (compare Sanskrit गर्जति (garjati, “to growl”); also Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), Serbo-Croatian grákati from *greh₂-k-), of onomatopoeic origin.
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