CRONK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cronk mean? 

• CRONK (verb)
  The verb CRONK has 2 senses:

1. utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

2. cry like a goose

  Familiarity information: CRONK used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRONK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they cronk    ... he / she / it cronks   
Past simple: cronked   
Past participle: cronked   
-ing form: cronking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

croak; cronk

Hypernyms (to "cronk" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cry like a goose

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

cronk; honk

Context example:

The geese were honking

Hypernyms (to "cronk" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s