Cronk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

cry like a goose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɒŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɒŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɔŋk/.

Examples

The geese were honking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

honk croak

Parts of Speech

verb	utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
verb	cry like a goose “The geese were honking”

Word Forms

croak	noun	a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
croaker	noun	any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
croaking	noun	a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
honk	noun	the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
honker	noun	common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

croque

pousse un son rauque, comme celui d'un corbeau

🇪🇸Spanish

roncar

emitir un sonido ronco, como un cuervo

🇳🇱Dutch

cron

maak een schor geluid, als een raaf

🇷🇺Russian

крутить

издать хриплый звук, как ворон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रॉन्क

कौवे की तरह कर्कश आवाज निकालना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রঙ্ক

একটি কর্কশ শব্দ উচ্চারণ, একটি দাঁড়কাক মত

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கு

காக்கை போன்ற கரகரப்பான ஒலியை உச்சரி

🇮🇳Telugu

కుటిలమైన

ఒక కాకి వంటి బొంగురు శబ్దాన్ని ఉచ్చరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्राँक

कावळ्यासारखा कर्कश आवाज काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રોંક

કાગડાની જેમ કર્કશ અવાજ ઉચ્ચારવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರ್ಯಾಂಕ್

ಕಾಗೆಯಂತೆ ಕರ್ಕಶ ಶಬ್ದವನ್ನು ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രാങ്ക്

കാക്കയെപ്പോലെ ഒരു പരുക്കൻ ശബ്ദം പുറപ്പെടുവിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰੌਂਕ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਬੋਲੋ, ਇੱਕ ਰਾਵਣ ਵਾਂਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

کرنک

کوّے کی طرح کھردری آواز نکالنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

克朗克

发出沙哑的声音，像乌鸦一样

🇯🇵Japanese

クロンク

カラスのようにかすれた音を発する

🇰🇷Korean

크랑크

까마귀처럼 쉰 소리를 내다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ khốn nạn

thốt ra một âm thanh khàn khàn, giống như một con quạ

🇹🇭Thai

แคร็ก

ส่งเสียงแหบแห้งเหมือนนกอีกา

🇮🇩Indonesian

bajingan

mengeluarkan suara serak, seperti burung gagak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كرونك

ينطق بصوت أجش، مثل الغراب

🇮🇷Persian

کرک

صدای خشن، مانند کلاغ، به گوش می رسد

🇹🇷Turkish

uğultu

kuzgun gibi boğuk bir ses çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

כרונק

להשמיע צליל צרוד, כמו עורב

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