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Definition of Cronk
1. Verb. Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven.
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Croak, Croaker, Croaking
2. Verb. Cry like a goose. "The geese were honking"
Definition of Cronk
1. Verb. To honk like a goose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cronk
1. poor in quality [adj CRONKER, CRONKEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cronk
Literary usage of Cronk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... chirp, chirr, clutter, cluck, clock (rare), coo, crake, croak, cronk (dial.),
cuckoo, drum, gabble, gaggle, hee-haw (colloq.), honk (US & Can. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1881)
"cronk. (1) To croak ; to prate. North. ('!) To perch. Yorksh. (,'i) To exult over
with insult. ... cronk ..."
3. The Register Book of Marriages Belonging to the Parish of St. George by John Henry Chapmen, George John Armytage (1896)
"... Sarah Elizabeth Robins Oct. 29 John Shergold & Jane Wilson Oct. 30 William
cronk & Mary Ann Burchard Oct. 81 Frederick Francis & Margaret Evans Nov. ..."
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