croak vs quetch
quetch vs croakcroak is a noun but quetch is not a noun.
croak and quetch both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| croak | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| quetch | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
quetch is a hypernym of
croak; that is, quetch is a
word with a broader meaning than croak:
- croak: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- quetch: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
| croak (noun) | quetch (noun) |
|---|---|
| a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) |
| croak (verb) | quetch (verb) |
|---|---|
| pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath | |
| utter a hoarse sound, like a raven |
Words related to "croak"
- abort
- asphyxiate
- break
- break down
- buy it
- buy the farm
- cash in one's chips
- change state
- choke
- complain
- conk
- conk out
- croaker
- croaking
- croaky
- cronk
- decease
- die
- drop dead
- drown
- emit
- exit
- expire
- fail
- fall
- famish
- give out
- give way
- give-up the ghost
- gnarl
- go
- go bad
- grumble
- kick
- kick the bucket
- kill
- kvetch
- leave
- leave behind
- let loose
- let out
- murmur
- mutter
- pass
- pass away
- perish
- pip out
- plain
- pop off
- predecease
- quetch
- snuff it
- sound off
- starve
- stifle
- succumb
- suffocate
- turn
- utter
- utterance
- vocalization
- yield
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