croaked

verb

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 croaked Depp, in character, croaked at the large crowd assembled on the street. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaked
  1. complained
  2. died
  3. killed
  4. assassinated
  5. screamed
  6. fell
  7. destroyed
  8. murdered
Verb
  • Stewart complained about the chain’s merchandising and quality control, and Kmart was drifting toward financial trouble.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This year, in August, Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young complained about a Fever fan during a game, and security pulled him aside.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of complained
Verb
  • Alexei Tsydenov, head of the nearby Republic of Buryatia, said the woman had died from an unspecified form of plague.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Samuel, or Samuil in Bulgarian, was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom but was ultimately defeated and died shortly afterward in 1014.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • One person was killed in a strike on Riyadh airport, a Saudia Airlines plane was reportedly in flames, and hundreds of flights have been canceled.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That changes when Ma is killed rescuing children whom terrorists are forcing to become suicide bombers.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of killed
Verb
  • Yeah, people just want to see if I really did get assassinated by Madonna’s Cartel.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The 21-year-old Michigan State senior is also head of the local chapter of Turning Point, the group for young conservatives whose founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated last year.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of assassinated
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  • Paired with an all-leather ensemble, pants and pointed-toe pumps included, the hair screamed ’80s rom-com star, the curls falling toward her face in a single swift motion.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Yaffa, who was carrying a pink-and-green school backpack and a matching lunchbox, screamed and covered her ears.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of screamed
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  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • Climate change was considered a factor in the December 2021 wildfire that destroyed Somauroo's home, after the county's suit was originally filed.
    — LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Climate change was considered a factor in the 2021 Marshall Fire that destroyed Somauroo’s home, after the county's suit was originally filed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of destroyed
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  • In the series, a bachelorette weekend turns deadly when the bride (Jenner) winds up murdered in the pool, and her closest girlfriends all become suspects.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Her sister's husband, her brother-in-law, Yagev Buchshtab however, had been murdered by the terrorists.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of murdered

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“Croaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaked. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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