Thesaurus / croaking
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And yet the croaking of the frogs may reach the eagle's aerie, and disturb the peace of the heights.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHISTALEXANDER BERKMANBut some of your men-at-arms soon put an end to the frightful croaking, by laying about with their lances.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL OR FERGAN THE QUARRYMANEUGNE SUEOf a sudden I seemed to hear the old gnome croaking, "Now that story sounds to me kind of—"
MASTERPIECES OF MYSTERY, VOL. 1 (OF 4)VARIOUSHe would undoubtedly find him at the hospital, ready to greet him with some croaking sympathy.
RED PEPPER BURNSGRACE S. RICHMONDI'll say this for Sonntag—he's been overdue for a croaking this long time.
FROM PLACE TO PLACEIRVIN S. COBBOn the way he passed by a marsh, in which a number of frogs were sitting croaking.
GRIMMS' FAIRY TALESTHE BROTHERS GRIMMHe even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
UNCLE WIGGILY'S TRAVELSHOWARD R. GARISAmong the obnoxious noises are the crumpling of silk stuffs, the sound of sweeping, the croaking of frogs.
A MORTAL ANTIPATHYOLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.He was no pessimist, croaking out doleful prophecies and lamentations and bitter criticisms.
WHEN THE HOLY GHOST IS COMES. L. BRENGLEA few more warm days, and its fellows, and doubtless itself too, were croaking and gamboling in the marshes.
A YEAR IN THE FIELDSJOHN BURROUGHSWORDS RELATED TO CROAKING
- acrid
- asperous
- astringent
- bitter
- bleak
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clashing
- coarse
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- disagreeing
- discordant
- dissonant
- disturbing
- dry
- earsplitting
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- grim
- guttural
- hard
- hoarse
- incompatible
- jagged
- jangling
- jarring
- noisy
- not smooth
- off-key
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- rasping
- raspy
- raucous
- rigid
- rough
- rugged
- rusty
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- sour
- squawky
- strident
- stridulous
- tuneless
- uneven
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unrelenting
- acrid
- asperous
- astringent
- bitter
- bleak
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clashing
- coarse
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- disagreeing
- discordant
- dissonant
- disturbing
- dry
- earsplitting
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- grim
- guttural
- hard
- hoarse
- incompatible
- jagged
- jangling
- jarring
- noisy
- not smooth
- off-key
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- rasping
- raspy
- raucous
- rigid
- rough
- rugged
- rusty
- scratchy
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- sour
- strident
- stridulous
- tuneless
- uneven
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unrelenting
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