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Croaking vs Crowing - What's the difference?

croaking | crowing |

As verbs the difference between croaking and crowing

is that croaking is while crowing is .

As nouns the difference between croaking and crowing

is that croaking is the sound of something that croaks while crowing is a cry of joy or pleasure.

croaking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of something that croaks.
    • the croakings of frogs from the nearby pond

    crowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cry of joy or pleasure.
  • * 1865 , Methodist Episcopal Church, Ladies' Repository
    • The tiny mouth is uttering the most satisfied of crowings , and her eyes have that pure, soft expression never seen except in baby eyes.