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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
croak . - noun Plural form of
croak .
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Examples
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He's published numerous studies purporting to show that clawed frogs exposed to low doses of atrazine produce males with ambiguous genitalia and soprano-like croaks--hermaphrodites.
Andrew Wetzler: Follow the Evidence and Save the Frogs Andrew Wetzler 2011
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He's published numerous studies purporting to show that clawed frogs exposed to low doses of atrazine produce males with ambiguous genitalia and soprano-like croaks--hermaphrodites.
Andrew Wetzler: Follow the Evidence and Save the Frogs Andrew Wetzler 2011
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Gasping for air, Blake momentarily gets the last word, if not the upper hand, as he croaks out, "I phoned your husband."
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The crazed clamour of the night – growls, hoots, croaks – has died away and for a moment there is almost hush.
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Where once she soared, now she wheezes and croaks, bludgeoning her perfect pop single I Wanna Dance With Somebody into karaoke submission, stripping the moving My Love Is Your Love of all emotion and inflicting grisly carnage on I Will Always Love You. ...
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From some we heard cries and from others clicks and croaks.
Perquampi Andrew Edwards 2011
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He's published numerous studies purporting to show that clawed frogs exposed to low doses of atrazine produce males with ambiguous genitalia and soprano-like croaks--hermaphrodites.
Jon Entine: Frog Day Afternoon: Choose Science Over Politics to Conserve the Endangered Amphibian Population Jon Entine 2011
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The postcard for her routine at the Actors Theatre, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's, Cha Cha Cha, brazenly proclaims the advice: "Catch her quick, before she croaks!"
Red Room: Pam Tent: Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat: Why San Francisco Is It for Me Red Room 2011
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I have considered replacing my desktop with a 17 notebook if it ever croaks on me, but there needs to be decent storage on a laptop by then.
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"Cracks appeared in her voice, often turning into croaks."
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