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Rumble vs Croak - What's the difference?

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Rumble is a related term of croak.


In slang|lang=en terms the difference between rumble and croak

is that rumble is (slang) to fight; to brawl while croak is (slang) to kill someone or something.

In lang=en terms the difference between rumble and croak

is that rumble is to cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine while croak is to utter in a low, hoarse voice.

As nouns the difference between rumble and croak

is that rumble is a low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach while croak is a faint, harsh sound made in the throat.

As verbs the difference between rumble and croak

is that rumble is to make a low, heavy, continuous sound while croak is to make a croak.

As an interjection rumble

is an onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise.

rumble

English

Alternative forms

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Interjection

(en interjection)
  • An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
    • The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night.
  • (slang) A street fight or brawl.
  • A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
  • (dated) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
  • * Charles Dickens
    • Kit, well wrapped, was in the rumble behind.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
    • If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble .
    I could hear the thunder rumbling in the distance.
  • To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
    • The police is going to rumble your hideout.
  • To move while making a rumbling noise.
    • The truck rumbled over the rough road.
  • (slang) To fight; to brawl.
  • To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.
  • (obsolete) To murmur; to ripple.
  • * Spenser
    • to rumble gently down with murmur soft

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    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.