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Croaks vs Cronks - What's the difference?

croaks | cronks |

As verbs the difference between croaks and cronks

is that croaks is (croak) while cronks is (cronk).

As nouns the difference between croaks and cronks

is that croaks is while cronks is .

croaks

English

Verb

(head)
  • (croak)

    • Noun

    (head)

    • 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.

    cronks

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cronk)

    • Noun

    (head)

    • cronk

    English

    Etymology 1

    Imitative. Compare quonk.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To honk like a goose.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hill or barrow.
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