Croak vs Bleat - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between croak and bleat

is that croak is a faint, harsh sound made in the throat while bleat is the characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

is that croak is to make a croak while bleat is of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.

(en noun)

A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.

The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit)

(en verb)

To make a croak.

To utter in a low, hoarse voice.

* Shakespeare

The raven himself is hoarse, / That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan.

(of a frog) To make its cry.

(of a raven) To make its cry.

(slang) To die.

(slang) To kill someone or something.

He'd seen my face, so I had to croak him.

To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.

* Carlyle

Marat croaks with reasonableness.

* (Scotland)

(en noun)

The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

* (sheep's cry ) baa, baaing, bleating

(en verb)

Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.

(informal) Of a person, to complain.

The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

* (1): baa * (2): kvetch (US''), moan, whinge (''British ), whine

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