1. A harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
   "The croaking of frogs filled the night air";
   - croak

1. Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
   "The raven croaked ominously";
   - cronk
    
2. Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
   "she croaks when she feels overworked";
   - murmur, mutter, grumble, gnarl [archaic], chunter [Brit, informal]
    
3. [informal] Kill intentionally and with premeditation
   "The mafia boss croaked his rival";
   - murder, slay [literary], dispatch, bump off [informal], off [N. Amer, informal], polish off [informal], despatch [Brit]
    
4. [informal] Cease to live
   "She finally croaked last winter";
   - die, decease [archaic], perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket [informal], cash in one's chips [informal], buy the farm [N. Amer, informal], conk [informal], give up the ghost [informal], drop dead [informal], pop off [informal], snuff it [informal], cash in [informal], cop it [Brit, informal], flatline [informal], pop one's clogs [informal], pass on

Derived forms: croakings

See also: clip [informal], do in [informal], knock off [informal], liquidate, neutralise [Brit], neutralize, take out [informal], waste [informal], whack [informal]

Type of: change state, complain, emit, kick [informal], kill, kvetch [N. Amer, informal], let loose, let out, moan, plain [archaic], sound off, turn, utter, utterance, vocalization

Encyclopedia: Croaking