Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

croaking

/kɹˈoʊkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: croak-ing
IPA: /kɹˈoʊkɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of croak

noun

The sound of something that croaks.

Example Sentences

"the croakings of frogs from the nearby pond"
"We heard the peculiar note of the woodcock, which resembles the repeated croaking of the frog[.]"

Inflected Forms

croakings (plural)

Synonyms

croak

Rhymes With

smoking non-smoking joking choking provoking soaking poking stroking invoking evoking revoking cloaking

Questions

How do you pronounce croaking?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈoʊkɪŋ/.
What does croaking mean?: present participle and gerund of croak

How to pronounce croaking

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