ribbit
Pond creature's call
Ribbit is a representation of the croaking sound a frog makes, used in writing and speech to evoke frogs: The pond was alive with ribbits.
As a verb, to ribbit is to make this sound: Frogs ribbited all night long.
The word is onomatopoeic, though actual frog calls vary widely by species.
Dual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
- tadpoleImmature aquatic amphibian
- polliwogImmature amphibian stage
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
- bullfrogLarge, bellowing pond amphibian
tree frog · leap · hop · jump · webbed feet · metamorphosis · spawn · gills
Harsh guttural sound
vocalize · chorus · call · signal · mating call · nocturnal · springtime · bullfrog
amphibian
Dual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
bullfrog · tree frog · leap · hop · jump · webbed feet · metamorphosis · spawn · gills · slimy
croak
Harsh guttural sound
bellow · vocalize · chorus · call · signal · mating call · nocturnal · springtime · bullfrog · treefrog
jump
Propel oneself airborne
dive · plunge · catch flies · inflate · puff · call · court · hide · burrow · camouflage
pond
Small still body
wetland · lilypad · reeds · cattail · freshwater · aquatic · mud · algae · water · creek
- natural soundsthunder, rain, wind, birdsong, waves
- animal callsbird call, bird calls, frog calls, peep, croak
- animal soundsbark, meow, woof, moo, roar
- sound effectssound effects, sound effect, ringtone, boing, crash
- Frog Thingslily pad, toad, croaking, leaping, pond life
- HalachaShabbat, kosher, brit milah, tefillin, beit din