croak
verb (used without object)
to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.
had been croaking
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past perfect progressiveof croak.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Determined, however, to have some compensation, I carried off a raven, who had been croaking angrily at my intrusion.
From Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by W. J. S.
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