troat


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troat

(trəʊt)
vb
(Zoology) (intr) (of a rutting buck) to call or bellow
[C17: probably related to Old French trout, trut, a cry used by hunters to urge on the dogs]
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troat


Past participle: troated
Gerund: troating

Imperative
troat
troat
Present
I troat
you troat
he/she/it troats
we troat
you troat
they troat
Preterite
I troated
you troated
he/she/it troated
we troated
you troated
they troated
Present Continuous
I am troating
you are troating
he/she/it is troating
we are troating
you are troating
they are troating
Present Perfect
I have troated
you have troated
he/she/it has troated
we have troated
you have troated
they have troated
Past Continuous
I was troating
you were troating
he/she/it was troating
we were troating
you were troating
they were troating
Past Perfect
I had troated
you had troated
he/she/it had troated
we had troated
you had troated
they had troated
Future
I will troat
you will troat
he/she/it will troat
we will troat
you will troat
they will troat
Future Perfect
I will have troated
you will have troated
he/she/it will have troated
we will have troated
you will have troated
they will have troated
Future Continuous
I will be troating
you will be troating
he/she/it will be troating
we will be troating
you will be troating
they will be troating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been troating
you have been troating
he/she/it has been troating
we have been troating
you have been troating
they have been troating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been troating
you will have been troating
he/she/it will have been troating
we will have been troating
you will have been troating
they will have been troating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been troating
you had been troating
he/she/it had been troating
we had been troating
you had been troating
they had been troating
Conditional
I would troat
you would troat
he/she/it would troat
we would troat
you would troat
they would troat
Past Conditional
I would have troated
you would have troated
he/she/it would have troated
we would have troated
you would have troated
they would have troated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.troat - emit a cry intended to attract other animalstroat - emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in classic literature ?
Miss 'Lizzy an’ Miss Grant—walk—mountain—poor Bravy ‘—kill a lady— painter-—Oh, Lor, Lor!—Natty Bumppo—tare he troat open—come a see, masser Richard—here he be—here he be.”
Satalof, "Laryngeal Papilloma," Ear Nose and Troat Journal 91, no.
I will cut his troat in de Park, and I will teach a scurvy jackanape priest to meddle or make" (1.4.95-96).