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croak

 
 
/krəʊk/ verb

Definition

VOICE [I, T] to talk or say something in a low, rough voice: "I don't feel well," he croaked.
SOUND [I] If a bird or frog (= green jumping animal) croaks, it makes a deep, low sound.
(Definition of croak verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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