intj
Meaning 1
The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: onomatopoeic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ribbit
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɪbɪt/
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/ˈɹɪbət/
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rhymes with -ɪbɪt
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CMU ARPABET: R IH1 B IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
intj
Meaning 2
Used to anonymously and disrespectfully break silence, as in educational or ceremonial settings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The students fell momentarily silent while he finished writing on the board. Then, "Ribbit!"
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To make the sound of a frog or toad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Basque: per — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Cebuano: kokak — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Chinese Mandarin: 呱呱 (guāguā) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Czech: kvak — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Danish: kvæk — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Dutch: kwak — the sound made by a frog or toad
- French: croâ — the sound made by a frog or toad
- German: quak — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Greek: βρεκεκέξ (vrekekéx) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Greek: κουαξ (kouax) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Ancient Greek: βρεκεκεκέξ (brekekekéx) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Hebrew: קווה (kva) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Hungarian: brekk — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Hungarian: brekeke — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Indonesian: kekok — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Japanese: ケロ (kero) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Japanese: ケロケロ (kerokero) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Korean: 개굴 (gaegul) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Korean: 개굴개굴 (gaegulgaegul) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Latin: coax — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Malay: kuak — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Māori: ōkaka — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Norwegian: kvekk — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Polish: kum — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Portuguese: croac — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Romanian: oac — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Russian: ква-ква́ (kva-kvá) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Russian: квак (kvak) — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Scottish Gaelic: cnàg — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Scottish Gaelic: gnàg — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Scottish Gaelic: grunnd grod — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Spanish: croac — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Swedish: kvack — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Tagalog: kokak — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Tok Pisin: dokorok — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Vietnamese: ộp ộp — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Vietnamese: ộp oạp — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Vietnamese: qua qua — the sound made by a frog or toad
- Vietnamese: quạ quạ — the sound made by a frog or toad