Meaning
7 sensesTo hunt or trap frogs.
hunt frogs for food
(transitive)To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.
(transitive)To spatchcock (a chicken).
(intransitive)To lie sprawled out like a frog; sploot.
To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.
(ambitransitive)To unravel part of (a knitted garment), either to correct a mistake or to reclaim the thread or yarn.
(ambitransitive, mildly, slang, vulgar)To have sex with; fuck.
If you see a necktie hanging on the door, don't knock. I'll be in there frogging someone.
Examples
299 sentencesI hear that he eats frogs.
Я чув, що він їсть жаб. — deniko
ruЯ слышал, он лягушек ест. — odexed
deIch höre, dass er Frösche isst. — Yorwba
Have you ever eaten frog legs?
Ти коли-небудь куштувала жаб'ячі лапки? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь ел лягушачьи лапки? — marafon
deHast du schon einmal Froschschenkel gegessen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I've got a frog in my throat.
Я захрип. — deniko
ruЯ охрип. — sharptoothed
deIch habe einen Frosch im Hals. — MUIRIEL
The prince was changed into a frog.
Принца перетворили на жабу. — deniko
ruПринц был превращён в лягушку. — marafon
deDer Prinz wurde in einen Frosch verwandelt. — Sudajaengi
Who forced Tom to eat a frog?
Хто примусив Тома з'їсти жабу? — deniko
ruКто заставил Тома съесть лягушку? — marafon
Origin
From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frFrom 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”).
Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Portuguese froco (“flock”), from Latin floccus (“flock”).
Supposedly from ribbit (“sound made by a frog”) sounding similar to “rip it”.
Probably a minced oath alteration of fuck.
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Forms
frogs, frogging, frogged, froggedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle