Croak vs Troak - What's the difference?
croak | troak |
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 barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly.
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As verbs the difference between croak and troak
is that croak is to make a croak while troak is to barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly.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.