different between toad vs ribbit

English

Alternative forms

• tode (obsolete)
• twoad (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English tode, toode, tadde, tade, from Old English *t?de, a shortened variant of Old English t?die, t?di?e (“toad”). Compare Old English t?xe (“toad”).

Cognate with Scots tade, taid, taed, ted (“toad”). Compare also Danish tudse (“toad”), possibly originally from the same prehistoric root; also Swedish tåssa, tossa (“toad”), Old English t?xe (“toad”), Old English tosca (“toad”) by contrast.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /to?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??d/
• Rhymes: -??d
• Homophones: toed, towed

Noun

toad (plural toads)

1. An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
   • 1971, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore, "Riders on the Storm", The Doors, L.A. Woman.

2. (derogatory) A contemptible or unpleasant person.
3. (derogatory) An ugly person.

Synonyms

(amphibian):

• pad
• paddock

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• amphibian
• frog
• frosh/frosk
• paddock
• tadpole

Verb

toad (third-person singular simple present toads, present participle toading, simple past and past participle toaded)

1. (Internet, informal, transitive) To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.

Anagrams

• DOTA, DotA, Dota, doat

Estonian

Noun

toad

1. nominative plural of tuba

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???b?t/, /???b?t/
• Rhymes: -?b?t

Interjection

ribbit

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

   The students fell momentarily silent while he finished writing on the board. Then, "Ribbit!"

Translations

Noun

ribbit (plural ribbits)

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

Translations

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

References

• Songs of the Frog