Frog Meaning
/fɹɒɡ/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
nounThe part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.
Sentence Examples
I've got a frog in my throat.
The prince was changed into a frog.
The prince was turned into a frog by magic.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The green ____ jumped from the lily pad into the pond.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A small green ____ sat on a lily pad in the middle of the pond, waiting for an insect to fly past.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki, and Old English frox, frosc, whence Modern English frosh and frosk (“frog”). Possibly related to Saterland Frisian Poage (“frog”), German Low German Pogg, Pogge (“frog”). Sense 5 (organ on a horse's hoof) is a calque of Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Awesome leather armbands with spikes like two feet long / Hair is parted down the middle, frowning like a frog"
— 2008, Tom Martin, “Black Metal Sucks” (0:26 from the start), in Toxic Zombie Onslaught, performed by Lich King, San Jose: Stormspell Records:
"`What you need are frogs,' said the veteran. `Fish them at night. There's nothing like them on big cork floats.'"
— 1983, The Fisherman Who Laughed, page 40:
"Yes. Can't trust the frogs."
— 1982 November 18, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “The Challenge”, in Yes, Minister, season 3, episode 2, spoken by Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne):
"The visitor was about fifty-two years of age, dressed in one of the green surtouts, ornamented with black frogs, which have so long maintained their popularity all over Europe."
— 1844, Alexander Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The green ____ jumped from the lily pad into the pond.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A small green ____ sat on a lily pad in the middle of the pond, waiting for an insect to fly past.