crickets
crick·ets
Expressing mild annoyance or surpriseExpressing mild annoyance or surprise.
/ˈkɹɪk.ɪts/
» I love the sound of crickets at night.
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1 sensesExpressing mild annoyance or surprise.
Examples
20 sentencesI love the sound of crickets at night.
We heard nothing but crickets.
Why are there crickets in my room?
Чому в моїй кімнаті цвіркуни? — deniko
deWarum sind da Grillen in meinem Zimmer? — Yorwba
The sound of crickets chirping and frogs croaking lulls me to sleep.
Сюрчання цвіркунів та квакання жаб мене заколисують. — deniko
ruСтрекотание сверчков и кваканье лягушек меня усыпляют. — Wezel
I'm listening to the crickets chirping.
Origin
See Jiminy Cricket.See Jiminy Cricket.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedholy crickets