Meaning

2 senses

  1. (onomatopoeic)The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.

    quak

    ква-ква́kva-kvá, квакkvak

  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!"

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The frog croaks 'ribbit'.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the sound made by a frog or toad:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the sound made by a frog or toad:

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rhythmicallyriaribB2ribbonA1ribosomericeA1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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