crake

kreɪk

Definition

Definition of crake - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

bird sound

Rare

sharp, grating sound made by some birds

Rare

The crake of the bird was heard across the marsh.

rail

ornithology

TECH.

bird with a short bill in the rail family

TECH.

The crake hid among the reeds.

bird

rail

waterbird

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bird with a short bill in the rail family

Expressions with crake

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spotted crake

Eurasian rail living in swamps and marshes

Birdwatchers spotted a spotted crake in the wetland.

Origin of crake

Middle English, crake (crow)

Examples of crake in a sentence

We could hear the crake from the other side of the lake.
Birdwatchers spotted a crake near the marsh.
The crake's call was heard at dawn.

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French:cri, râle, ...
German:Vogelruf, Ralle, ...
Italian:gracidio, porzana, ...
Spanish:chirrido, rascón, ...
Portuguese:guincho, frango-d'água, ...
Chinese:尖锐的叫声, 秧鸡, ...
Japanese:クレイクの鳴き声, クイナ, ...
Arabic:صَرير الطُيور, مَرْعَاة, ...
Hebrew:צְרִיחָה, צִפּוֹר מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַסְּנוּנִיּוֹת בַּעֲלַת מָקוֹר קָצָר, ...
Russian:резкий крик, пастушок, ...
Ukrainian:різкий крик, пастушок, ...
Hindi:कर्कश ध्वनि, पक्षी, ...
Bengali:পাখির ডাক, ক্রেক, ...
Catalan:crit d'ocell, rascló, ...
Czech:skřek, chřástal, ...
Danish:fuglekald, rallen, ...
Dutch:krekeltje geluid, waterral, ...
Greek:κραυγή πουλιού, καρδερίνα, ...
Hungarian:recsegés, guvat, ...
Khmer:សំឡេងស្រែកគ្រឺត, បក្សីត្រកូលរ៉ែលដែលមានចំពុះខ្លី, ...
Korean:뜸부기 소리, 뜸부기, ...
Persian:صدای چنگر, یلوه, ...
Polish:dźwięk derkacza, kurka, ...
Portuguese (BR):guincho, frango-d'água, ...
Romanian:țipăt ascuțit, sturz, ...
Swedish:rallfågelns läte, rörhöna, ...
Thai:เสียงนกร้อง, นกอัญชัน, ...
Turkish:kuş sesi, küçük su tavuğu, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng kêu của chim, chim crake, ...

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