were croaking
- past progressive of croak.
Example Sentences
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Soon the copy for both the lamp and the case was done, the sun was low in the sky and the frogs at Rogen’s place were croaking.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
It was warm and humid, and frogs were croaking.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
The frogs were croaking in the marshes and dykes, the tones of some like the cawing of young rooks.
From In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Already the frogs were croaking in the marshes.
From Brazilian Tales by Goldberg, Isaac
The maxims of the emperor's philosophy were croaking of toads in my ears.
From A Pushcart at the Curb by Dos Passos, John
