ribbit

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪbɪt/, /ˈɹɪbət/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪbɪt

Interjection

ribbit

  1. (onomatopoeia) The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
    • 1943, Vera Morris, transl., Thumbelina, Denver, Colorado: Pioneer Drama Service, page 9:
      Widow Toad: Looks kinds puny to me. Looks like a breeze could carry her off. Ribbit, ribbit. Maybe she could cook and clean my house.
    • 1992 April 19, The Canberra Times, Australian Captial Territory, page 2, column 1:
      Frogs croaking ribbit, ribbit
      Trees rustling sssshh, ssshh
      Water rushing over rapids splash, clash.
  2. Used to anonymously and disrespectfully break silence, as in educational or ceremonial settings.
    The students fell momentarily silent while he finished writing on the board. Then, "Ribbit!"

Translations
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Noun

ribbit (plural ribbits)

  1. The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.

Translations
the sound made by a frog or toad — see croak

Verb

ribbit (third-person singular simple present ribbits, present participle ribbiting or ribbitting, simple past and past participle ribbited or ribbitted)

  1. (intransitive) To make the sound of a frog or toad.

Translations
make the sound of a frog or toad — see croak

References
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