croak

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
croak/krəʊk/

▶noun a characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow. ▶verb

• 1 (of a frog or crow) utter a croak.

• 2 informal die.

• 3 archaic prophesy evil or misfortune.

– derivatives
croakily adverb,
croaky adjective.

– origin ME: imitative.