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The sound a frog makes and the slang for what we all eventually do.
means To make a low, hoarse sound like a frog or a raspy voice, or — in slang — to die.
from An English coinage imitating the sound itself, a cousin of words like 'creak' and 'croup' that echo rough, throaty noises. The deathly slang sense is a darker, later development — possibly from the death-rattle's croaking sound, or borrowed from the gloomy croak of the raven and crow, birds long tied to omens of death.
- frog mechanics
- Vocal sacs balloon to amplify the call
- death slang
- Croak meant 'to die' by the 1810s
- mating call
- Most croaking is males advertising for sex
- species ID
- Each frog species has a distinct croak
- loud bunch
- Some croaks travel over a mile
for instance
big ben's great bell — the iconic clock tower bell in london cracked and ceased functioning properly on may 30, 2017
liberty bell — the famous philadelphia bell developed a large crack in 1835 and no longer rings