croak
verb (used without object)
to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.
will croak
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future tenseof croak.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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At first they will croak a guttural sound that means they are taking stock of a potential threat.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 18, 2018
First, the bus will croak after having to transport such a heavy load.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2015
When you run on still farther to get away from us, we will fly on either side of you, and will croak out, ‘Naughty, naughty boy!’
From Norman Vallery or, How to Overcome Evil with Good by William Henry Giles Kingston
"Do you think this will croak me?" he continually asked.
From The Huntress by Hulbert Footner
He not less will croak and croak As he ever caws and caws, Till the starry dance he broke, Till the sphery pæan pause, And the universal chime Falter out of tune and time.
From The Poems of William Watson by William Watson
