Practically everyone I meet these days seems to have bleary eyes, scarlet noses and a croaking voice. |
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And out of the trees came great black ravens, hundreds of them, croaking like peals of doom. |
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Aresanjura laughed, a harsh croaking sound like the death rattle from a blood-choked throat. |
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I'm bemused by the continual croaking and moaning that goes on about budgets. |
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The frogs croaking in the lake were loud enough to drown out the performers. |
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If you listen hard enough, you can hear the sound of a thousand woodworm croaking their last. |
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Well, as peaceful as possible with a frog croaking nineteen to the dozen in the background, anyway. |
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The open window let in the sound of evening frogs croaking in the nearby swamp. |
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You know, if you say it enough times, it starts to sound like a frog croaking. |
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Not too far ahead she could hear the sound of running water, and frogs croaking loudly in many different tones. |
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The took a compass bearing for the direction of the croaking and eventually reached stagnant, muddy pools, thick with a scum of dead insects. |
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Ironically, Hegarty and I get off to a shaky start, owing to my turning up to interview him with my own croaking voice, a remnant from a virus. |
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She produced a gorgeous tone on the lowest strings of her viola, in that dangerous zone on the modern instrument in which the viola can sound like a frog croaking. |
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Then a clumsy-footed crow awakes in them, stirring the branches and croaking mournfully. |
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Among the revived species are the once-endangered native coqui, which is now happily croaking again – but mostly in the African tulip trees. |
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As they coughed and struggled for breath, they surprised me by croaking out my first name in greeting. |
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At the end of the bout, the child takes a deep breath and there is a prolonged croaking sound which is called a whoop. |
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Instrument with a grooved surface that sounds strangely like a frog croaking. |
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In the distance you would hear the torrent's voice, calmed down by the frogs' sonorous croaking. |
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When night falls, the echo of croaking toads mixes with the reflections of the moon. |
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All was silent except for the croaking of bull frogs and the cries of night birds in the distance. |
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Go punting amid endless fields, marshes and floodplains, listen to birds chattering and frogs croaking, and you'll feel relaxed and rejuvenated. |
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Manni pushes the buttons on his old CB Radio and finds one his colleagues croaking in the speaker. |
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I didn't really see it, but we could hear the frogs or the toads croaking all night long. |
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They are like swarms of frogs that infect a full lake, croaking flattery, but, disappearing, when the lake is dry. |
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He spoke to us about the little fairs in a small neighbourhood called Mekoleta, as small as the frogs that started croaking at dawn. |
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As a result of the pulsing current the horn will not sound clear, but more like croaking. |
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Well, there's nothing quite as common as a summer cold, sniffling and burbling and croaking about the place like a London taxi driver on a foggy night. |
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The shrill singing of the crickets and grasshoppers coupled with the croaking of the frogs in the neighbouring pond made an uproar that was almost unbearable. |
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In the west, close to the construction, we can find a little natural lake, habitat of ducks and frogs, whose croaking amplifies the feeling of close contact with nature. |
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However many frogs croak, the result will only ever be a croaking sound. |
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Listening to them at sea, or to tapes that have been recorded in the wild or in aquaria, we can recognize bird whistles, croaking frogs, barking dogs, squeaky doors, or even the rattle of the drum of a clothes dryer. |
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Primitive bushcrickets and croaking amphibians were among the first animals to produce loud sounds by stridulation. |
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In the morning, a single frog sat on the patio, croaking. |
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This is where you can hear the sound, sometimes the din, of frogs croaking, the screeching of field birds and see flocks of storks high in the sky. |
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There was a time when the Downton Abbey Christmas special might involve a lady revealing she was up the duff by the chauffeur, or a much-loved character croaking it in a car accident. |
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As such, you can hear its call only when it is not flying and you will easily recognise it because it is so annoying. It sounds like a scream or a rasping screech that is strong and croaking. |
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Our smiling staff will care for your every need, from fresh tasty breakfasts to traditional Balinese meals, served on your balcony by candlelight, the murmur of the River and croaking of frogs far below. |
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When a female elephant seal or grey seal is mounted by an unwanted male, she tries to squirm and get away, while croaking and slapping him with her tail. |
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Croaking frogs have to be avoided and a water snake or two may obstruct your path. |
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Do you tend to confuse your Croaking Gourami with your Thick-lipped Gourami? |
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Croaking provides a reliable sign of body size and hence of prowess. |
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