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Synonyms for croak

33 synonyms
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

die choke perish murmur grumble cronk forebode

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Die

die, pop off, perish, pass, kick the bucket informal, do in, go, expire, choke, pass away, snuff out, rub out, snuff it informal, exit, decease, buy the farm informal US, conk out informal, peg out, depart, buy it slang

2. Murmur

murmur, grumble, mutter, complain, grouch, gnarl, growl

Other

cronk, forebode

Noun

cash-in, knock-off, conch, ribbit

Definitions

v. 1
To make a croak sound.
v. 2
To utter in a low, hoarse voice.
n. 1
A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.

Related words

Word family: croaky croaker

Forms

Plural: croaks → cash-ins, knock-offs, conches, ribbits…
Past participle: croaked
e.g. croaked → died, perished, passed, expired…

Example sentences

die Better to die standing than to live on your knees.
choke Many old people choke to death while eating mochi.
perish If a mouse only has one hole, it will soon perish.
murmur Have you ever been diagnosed with a heart murmur?
grumble His grandparents do nothing but grumble all day.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
croak		rising
die		rising
choke		rising
perish		rising
murmur		rising
grumble		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters: go¹
3 letters: die¹
4 letters: pass¹, exit²
5 letters: choke¹, growl¹, conch¹, cronk¹, gnarl¹
6 letters: depart², expire², perish², murmur², mutter², grouch¹, ribbit²
7 letters: grumble², decease²
8 letters: complain², forebode²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exit² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: coasser
Italiano: gracidare
Español: croar