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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [frog, frawg]
- /frɒg, frɔg/
- /frɒɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [frog, frawg]
- /frɒg, frɔg/
Definitions of frog word
- noun frog a triangular mass of elastic, horny substance in the middle of the sole of the foot of a horse or related animal. 1
- verb without object frog to hunt and catch frogs. 1
- adjective frog (often initial capital letter) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. French or Frenchlike. 1
- noun frog The use of the word frog to mean “a French person” is a slur that arose because the French were stereotypically thought of as eating frogs. 1
- noun frog A tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping. 1
- noun frog amphibious animal 1
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Origin of frog
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English frogge, Old English frogga, frocga; compare dial., Middle English frosh, Old Norse froskr, Old High German frosk (German Frosch); defs 5, 6 of unclear derivation
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Parts of speech for Frog
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
frog popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
frog usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for frog
noun frog
- toad — any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
- bullfrog — A bullfrog is a type of large frog which makes a very loud noise.
- croaker — an animal, bird, etc, that croaks
- caecilian — any tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil
- polliwog — a tadpole.
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