Used in a Sentence

crocodile

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for crocodile.

Editorial note

The smallest violin in the world is playing a tune while I cry crocodile tears.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of crocodile gathered in one view.

noun

A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.

noun

(Philippines, figurative) greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official)

noun

(logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for crocodile.

noun

A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.

noun

(Philippines, figurative) greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official)

noun

(logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.

verb

(intransitive, slang) To speak another language than Esperanto at an Esperanto-language gathering.

Example sentences

1

The smallest violin in the world is playing a tune while I cry crocodile tears.

2

The American crocodile is mostly found in Central America and the Caribbean, but also exists in the Everglades.

3

The tears may have been predictable (and maybe even planned), but they most certainly aren't crocodile tears.

4

You can use crocodile clips or banana plugs to connect it into experiments without worrying so much about frying it.

5

It's not a shiny, happy, Crocodile Dundee-hat wearing kind of place, for the most part.

6

Especially since the only crocodile you observed will not be needing another meal.

7

Can you build wonky spreadsheets that would make Bill Gates cry crocodile tears?

8

The first person that walks in gets grabbed by a crocodile.

9

She sheds crocodile tears for elderly waiting for 60€ daily at the ATMs while monthly assistance for 400euro pensions was erased with a red pen.

10

People like crocodile skin, they make shoes and crap from them.

11

It's somewhat like a shark or crocodile in that respect.

12

I also recently discovered that the Crocodile Hunter at 1/2 speed is freaking hilarious.

Quote examples

1

Well a crocodile is also a "fish" in Chinese (鳄鱼) and the word for egg has the insect radical (蛋).

2

Just the title of this is along the lines of "check if the crocodile is real or plastic before sticking your head in its mouth."

3

So "1" is the crocodile and "2" is the elephant or whatever.

4

Episode Synopsis: Porter Erisman, the author of “Alibaba’s World” and filmmaker of “Crocodile in the Yangtze”, joined us to offer an insider’s perspective to the early days of Alibaba, now the largest ecommerce company in the world.

Proper noun examples

1

It's only ironic if your knowledge of Australia is 'Crocodile Dundee'.

2

Well, we do have the American Crocodile[0] whose ranges includes southern Florida.

3

The systems vary wildly, from inductive loops at the side of the track placed near each signal (PZB), electrical contacts between the rails (Crocodile), to signals transmitted through the rails (ATB) or through leaky cables along the whole track (LZB).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use crocodile in a sentence?

The smallest violin in the world is playing a tune while I cry crocodile tears.

What does crocodile mean?

A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.

What part of speech is crocodile?

crocodile is commonly used as noun, verb.