emit vs croak

emit is not a noun while croak is a noun.

emit and croak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emit	No	No	Yes	No
croak	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, croak is a hyponym of emit; that is, croak is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emit:

emit: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
croak: utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

Other hyponyms of emit include call, gibber, crow, crow, trumpet, coo, call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell, miaou, miaow, tsk, tut-tut, tut, echo, repeat, call, shoot, gurgle, cry, nasale, bite out, sigh, troat, lift, pant, volley, break into, heave, chorus, splutter, sputter, deliver, hoot, grunt, wolf-whistle, snort, spit, spit out, groan, moan, growl, grumble, rumble, howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl, bark, baa, blat, blate, bleat, bellow, roar, cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep, churr, whirr, chirr, meow, mew, quack, hoot, cronk, honk, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, sibilate, bray, hee-haw, oink, squeal, clack, click, cluck, low, moo, cackle, gobble, neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny, gargle, caw, mew, haw, hem, cronk, sing, smack, give.

emit (noun)	croak (noun)
	a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)

emit (verb)	croak (verb)
expel (gases or odors)	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)	make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.	utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

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