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He had a voice that was very deep, but also very thin, with no substance behind it at all so that he spoke in a sort of supercool croak.Er hatte eine tiefe Stimme, die aber gleichzeitig so dünn und ohne jegliches Volumen war, daß er nur eine Art supercooles Krächzen hervorbrachte.Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer ArtDie letzten ihrer ArtAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, HamburgLast Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
So croaked a voice beside Traugott. It was our old acquaintance the broker.So quäkte eine Stimme neben Traugott, es war der bekannte Mäkler.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Then a gust of wind came breezing through the house, ugly voices howled in confusion and a wild croaking scream as of pain and terror—like that of some frightened night-bird—was heard.Ein Windstoß brauste durch das Haus, häßliche Stimmen heulten durcheinander und ein wildes krächzendes Angstgeschrei, wie von verscheuchten Nachtvögeln, fuhr auf.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
"Well, well! " croaked the old woman, with a strange grin ; " it's only a drop of medicine, sir. The mistress was troubled with her stomach too, and often had to take a little."Nun nun, schnarrte die Alte mit seltsam schmunzelndem Gesicht, nun nun, lieber junger Herr! es ist ja nur eine tüchtige Medizin; die selige Mamsell litt auch am Magen und nahm dergleichen öfters!Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
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croaking of raven
Rabengekrächze
Word forms
croak
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | croak | croaks |
| Possessive case | croak's | croaks' |
croak
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | croaked |
| Imperative | croak |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | croaking |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | croaked |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I croak | we croak |
| you croak | you croak |
| he/she/it croaks | they croak |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am croaking | we are croaking |
| you are croaking | you are croaking |
| he/she/it is croaking | they are croaking |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have croaked | we have croaked |
| you have croaked | you have croaked |
| he/she/it has croaked | they have croaked |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been croaking | we have been croaking |
| you have been croaking | you have been croaking |
| he/she/it has been croaking | they have been croaking |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I croaked | we croaked |
| you croaked | you croaked |
| he/she/it croaked | they croaked |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was croaking | we were croaking |
| you were croaking | you were croaking |
| he/she/it was croaking | they were croaking |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had croaked | we had croaked |
| you had croaked | you had croaked |
| he/she/it had croaked | they had croaked |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been croaking | we had been croaking |
| you had been croaking | you had been croaking |
| he/she/it had been croaking | they had been croaking |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will croak | we shall/will croak |
| you will croak | you will croak |
| he/she/it will croak | they will croak |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be croaking | we shall/will be croaking |
| you will be croaking | you will be croaking |
| he/she/it will be croaking | they will be croaking |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have croaked | we shall/will have croaked |
| you will have croaked | you will have croaked |
| he/she/it will have croaked | they will have croaked |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been croaking | we shall/will have been croaking |
| you will have been croaking | you will have been croaking |
| he/she/it will have been croaking | they will have been croaking |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would croak | we should/would croak |
| you would croak | you would croak |
| he/she/it would croak | they would croak |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be croaking | we should/would be croaking |
| you would be croaking | you would be croaking |
| he/she/it would be croaking | they would be croaking |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have croaked | we should/would have croaked |
| you would have croaked | you would have croaked |
| he/she/it would have croaked | they would have croaked |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been croaking | we should/would have been croaking |
| you would have been croaking | you would have been croaking |
| he/she/it would have been croaking | they would have been croaking |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am croaked | we are croaked |
| you are croaked | you are croaked |
| he/she/it is croaked | they are croaked |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being croaked | we are being croaked |
| you are being croaked | you are being croaked |
| he/she/it is being croaked | they are being croaked |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been croaked | we have been croaked |
| you have been croaked | you have been croaked |
| he/she/it has been croaked | they have been croaked |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was croaked | we were croaked |
| you were croaked | you were croaked |
| he/she/it was croaked | they were croaked |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being croaked | we were being croaked |
| you were being croaked | you were being croaked |
| he/she/it was being croaked | they were being croaked |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been croaked | we had been croaked |
| you had been croaked | you had been croaked |
| he/she/it had been croaked | they had been croaked |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be croaked | we shall/will be croaked |
| you will be croaked | you will be croaked |
| he/she/it will be croaked | they will be croaked |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been croaked | we shall/will have been croaked |
| you will have been croaked | you will have been croaked |
| he/she/it will have been croaked | they will have been croaked |