croaked

verb

Definition of croakednext
past tense of croak
1
as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely the cranky patient was always croaking to the nurses about something

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2
as in died
slang to stop living I wouldn't go around saying your great-grandmother "croaked"

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3
as in killed
slang to deprive of life "I croaked the old bugger," he bragged

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4
as in assassinated
slang to put to death deliberately hooligans had croaked the street corner wino just for the hell of it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaked
  1. complained
  2. died
  3. assassinated
  4. fell
  5. destroyed
  6. murdered
  7. perished
  8. executed
Verb
  • Crypto companies have long complained that banks won't work with them due to regulatory scrutiny, although regulators say banks are free to lend to crypto firms that follow the law.
    Hannah Lang, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • No, Kiffin complained on X, formerly Twitter, as Penn State was crushing SMU.
    Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of complained
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  • After a lifetime of making people laugh, Newhart died on July 18 at his home in Los Angeles.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Adams Earley died in 2002 at age 83 in Dayton.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of died
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  • Not about the man, but about the streets that had been named in his honor after he was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Later on, two years after that, there was a father of another friend of mine who was assassinated by the Brazilian military government.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of assassinated
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  • The latest iteration of the project calls for felling 108 trees rooted along Greenleaf Avenue, between Wardman and Hadley streets, and planting 118 smaller trees in the area.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Complete decommissioning can include felling or dismantling the turbines, partially or wholly removing the turbine foundations and underground cables, removing the ground-level facilities, and restoring the land to a usable state.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of fell
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  • Almost all of Gaza’s other schools are either shuttered, destroyed or have been converted into shelters for the displaced.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Israel responded with a devastating campaign of airstrikes and a ground invasion that have killed more than 45,000 people, destroyed much of the enclave and displaced nearly two million.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Melissa DeRosa, who served as secretary under former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, called out the sitting governor's post and mentioned that another person had been murdered.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Last year, the county saw 98 people murdered.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of murdered
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  • The people who lived here over 5,600 years ago ate mostly plants, farmed, and some may have perished in an accidental fire.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Previous studies of these bones proposed that the inhabitants perished in a house fire.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of perished
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  • Against United, Adams understood his assignment and executed it very well.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The project aims to enhance walkability through a fresh routing and will be executed over two consecutive winters, with completion anticipated in 2028.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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