To utter a low, hoarse, dismal cry or sound, as a frog, a raven, or a crow: also used humorously of the hoarse utterance of a person having a heavy cold.
To speak with a low, hollow voice, or in dismal accents; forebode evil; complain; grumble.
To die: from the gurgling or rattling sound in the throat of a dying person.
To utter in a low, hollow voice; murmur dismally.
To announce or herald by croaking.
noun.
A low, hoarse guttural sound, as that uttered by a frog or a raven.