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ribbit

/ˈɹɪbɪt/
/ˈɹɪbət/

Rhymes with -ɪbɪt

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Onomatopoeic.

interjection

onomatopoeic The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. Widow Toad: Looks kinds puny to me. Looks like a breeze could carry her off. Ribbit, ribbit. Maybe she could cook and clean my house.
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!"

noun ribbits

The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.

verb ribbits · ribbiting · ribbitting · ribbited · ribbitted

intransitive To make the sound of a frog or toad.

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intj the sound made by a frog or toad

Español	croac
한국어	개굴 gaegul, 개굴개굴 gaegulgaegul
日本語	ケロ kero, ケロケロ kerokero
中文	呱呱 guāguā
Português	croac
Français	croâ
Deutsch	quak
Ελληνικά	βρεκεκέξ vrekekéx, κουαξ kouax
Română	oac
Русский	ква-ква́ kva-kvá, квак kvak
Tiếng Việt	ộp ộp, ộp oạp, qua qua, quạ quạ
עברית	קווה kva

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@misc{ribbit_2026,
  title = {ribbit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ribbit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}