croaks
Pond chorus noises
Croaks is the plural of croak, the low, hoarse sound a frog makes.
Extended to any rough, guttural vocalization: His voice came out in croaks after the surgery.
As a verb form, croaks means to make such a sound, or in slang, to die: The old man finally croaks in the third act.
Frog vocalization
- amphibianDual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
- bullfrogLarge, bellowing pond amphibian
- tree frogClimbing amphibian of canopies
pond · lily pad · swamp · wetlands · tadpole · leap · hop · marsh
Stops being alive
- perishesComes to an end
- expiresComes to an end
- succumbsYields to superior force
- kicks the bucketSlang for dying
gives up the ghost · passes away · demise · mortality · fatality · final breath · last gasp · end
Rough and grating
- gravellyContaining small stones
- scratchyRough and irritating
- gruffHarsh in manner
- throatyLow, rough-voiced
husky · guttural · harsh · strained · rough · strangled · cracked · dry
Fearful anticipation of harm
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- omenProphetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- warningAlert about danger
sinister · grim · haunting · chilling · macabre · death knell · premonition · ill-boding
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Frog vocalization
- amphibianDual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
- bullfrogLarge, bellowing pond amphibian
tree frog · pond · lily pad · swamp · wetlands · tadpole · leap · hop · marsh · bog
dies
Stops being alive
kicks the bucket · gives up the ghost · passes away · demise · mortality · fatality · final breath · last gasp · end · doom
raspy
Rough and grating
throaty · husky · guttural · harsh · strained · rough · strangled · cracked · dry · wheezy
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
warning · sinister · grim · haunting · chilling · macabre · death knell · premonition · ill-boding · unsettling
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- animal soundsbark, meow, woof, moo, roar
croakssurvives
Remains alive despite hardship
lives · pulls through · recovers · thrives · makes it
croaksprojects
Organized efforts toward goals
resonates · articulates · enunciates · booms · rings out
- frog croakAmphibian vocal sound