croak
verb (used without object)
to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.
had croaked
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past perfectof croak.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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If Lenny Bruce had croaked when he was a featured sketch player on Buddy Hackett’s TV show, he wouldn’t have made his way into an R.E.M. song.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2012
Christian Century had croaked the doom of Publisher Hearst's ilk in an editorial week before.
From Time Magazine Archive
By mid-week 180 birds had croaked their last.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was ve'y sor'y to heah that my friend Sam had croaked.
From Tales of the Road by Charles N. (Charles Newman) Crewdson
Could Bisbee have referred to some other Jim who had "croaked" recently?
From The Avalanche by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
