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Ribbit vs Croak - What's the difference?

ribbit | croak |

In intransitive terms the difference between ribbit and croak

is that ribbit is to make the sound of a frog or toad while croak is to make a croak.

As an interjection ribbit

is the sound made by a frog or toad.

ribbit

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (onomatopoeia) The sound made by a frog or toad.
    • The students fell momentarily silent while he finished writing on the board. Then, "Ribbit !"

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound made by a frog or toad.

    • Verb

  • To make the sound of a frog or toad.

    • References

    * Songs of the Frog

    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.