croak
verb (used without object)
to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.
is croaking
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present progressiveof croak (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It is mid-summer and at our feet lies a mat of dark-green grass from which a frog is croaking.
From A Son of the Middle Border by Garland, Hamlin
“The old man is croaking again,” growled out Dan Hogan.
From The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Now the festive frog is croaking in the mere, And the canvasback is honking in the bay, And the summer-girl is smiling full of cheer On the willieboys that chance along her way.
From The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews by Bangs, John Kendrick
