Croak vs Complain - What's the difference?
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A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit)
To make a croak.
To utter in a low, hoarse voice.
* Shakespeare
(of a frog) To make its cry.
(of a raven) To make its cry.
(slang) To die.
(slang) To kill someone or something.
To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
* Carlyle
To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
* Milton
To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
* Shakespeare
To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
Croak is a related term of complain.
In lang=en terms the difference between croak and complain
is that croak is to utter in a low, hoarse voice while complain is to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.As verbs the difference between croak and complain
is that croak is to make a croak while complain is to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.As a noun croak
is a faint, harsh sound made in the throat.croak
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- The raven himself is hoarse, / That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan.
- He'd seen my face, so I had to croak him.
- Marat croaks with reasonableness.
complain
English
Verb
(en verb)- Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
- O loss of sight, of thee I most complain !
- They've complained about me to the police again.
- Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
- the complaining bed-springs