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Croak vs Complain - What's the difference?

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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)
  • A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
  • The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit)
  • Verb

    (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.

    complain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
  • Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
  • * Milton
  • O loss of sight, of thee I most complain !
  • To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
  • They've complained about me to the police again.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
  • To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
  • the complaining bed-springs

    Synonyms

    * grumble * grouse * grump * bitch * beef * gripe * whine * kvetch * moan * whinge * See also