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
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  • The year before, the prison had been the site of two back-to-back riots in which inmates had burned mattresses to protest inadequate medical care and the persistent use of solitary confinement to punish prisoners who complained.
    — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The companies have complained about a lack of due process throughout the review.
    — Jeff Stein AND David J. Lynch The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of complained
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  • Fewer than 100 members of the military died from COVID-19, according to the Department of Defense.
    — Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Since the flames set a blaze, 27 people died and thousands of structures were destroyed, displacing entire communities.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Definition of died
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  • The president assassinated, then Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights [Movement].
    — Susan Young, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Americans are divided over whether or not there should be public commemorations of Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today, according to new polling.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of assassinated
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  • Little more than an hour later, he would be felled by an assassin’s bullet.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Martinez helped lead the Mets to the NLCS where they were felled by his former club.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of fell
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  • Homes and the nearby shops on North Fair Oaks had been destroyed.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In the first incident, a tornado completely destroyed the building.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of destroyed
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  • He’s murdered, essentially, and the Innies have run amok.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
  • In the 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.
    — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of murdered
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  • Cline never released a duet or other collaboration, and the new album features nine, including one with Cowboy Copas, who perished in the plane crash with Cline (along with fellow Opry star Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cline’s manager, Randy Hughes).
    — Nancy Kruh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • More than 1,500 passengers and crew perished; only around 710 of those on board survived.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of perished
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  • Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona and Texas have executed men by lethal injection, while South Carolina has used both the firing squad and lethal injection.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Alabama and Louisiana have executed inmates by nitrogen gas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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