frogging

UK: /ˈfrɒgɪŋ/

From the verb frog: (⇒ conjugate)

frogging is: ⓘ

v pres p

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frog¹ /frɑg, frɔg/   n. [countable]

1. Reptiles a small tailless amphibian animal with smooth, moist skin and long hind legs for jumping.
2. a slight hoarseness of the voice:
   a frog in the throat.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

frog¹  (frog, frôg), n., v., frogged, frog•ging, adj. 
n. 

1. Reptiles any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
2. Reptiles Also called true frog, ranid. any frog of the widespread family Ranidae, most members of which are semiaquatic and have smooth, moist skin and relatively long hind legs used for leaping. Cf. toad (def. 2).
3. a slight hoarseness, usually caused by mucus on the vocal cords:
   a frog in the throat.
4. Slang Terms (often cap.) Slang (disparaging and offensive). a French person or a person of French descent.
5. a small holder made of heavy material, placed in a bowl or vase to hold flower stems in position.
6. Building a recessed panel on one of the larger faces of a brick or the like.
7. Music and Dance nut (def. 11b).

v.i. 

8. to hunt and catch frogs.

adj. 

9. Slang Terms (often cap.) Slang (disparaging and offensive). French or Frenchlike.

• bef. 1000; Middle English frogge, Old English frogga, frocga; compare dialect, dialectal, Middle English frosh, Old Norse froskr, Old High German frosk (German Frosch); (defs. 4, 9) because Frenchmen were stereotypically thought of as eating frogs; (defs. 5, 6) of unclear derivation and perh. of distinct origin, originally

frog′like′, adj. 

frog²  (frog, frôg), n. 

1. an ornamental fastening for the front of a coat, consisting of a button and a loop through which it passes.
2. a sheath suspended from a belt and supporting a scabbard.

• Latin floccus flock²
• Portuguese froco
• perh. 1710–20

frog³  (frog, frôg), n. 

1. Rail Transport a device at the intersection of two tracks to permit the wheels and flanges on one track to cross or branch from the other.

• of uncertain origin, originally 1840–50, American.

frog⁴  (frog, frôg), n. [Zool.]

1. a triangular mass of elastic, horny substance in the middle of the sole of the foot of a horse or related animal.

• French fourchette fourchette); presumably identified with dialect, dialectal frosh frog, hence with frog¹
• compare earlier frush in same sense (probably 1600–10

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frog / frɒɡ/ noun

1. any insectivorous anuran amphibian of the family Ranidae, such as Rana temporaria of Europe, having a short squat tailless body with a moist smooth skin and very long hind legs specialized for hopping
2. any of various similar amphibians of related families, such as the tree frog
3. any spiked or perforated object used to support plant stems in a flower arrangement
4. a frog in one's throat ⇒ phlegm on the vocal cords that affects one's speech

Etymology: Old English frogga; related to Old Norse froskr, Old High German forsk

frog / frɒɡ/ noun

1. (often plural) a decorative fastening of looped braid or cord, as on the front of a 19th-century military uniform
2. a loop or other attachment on a belt to hold the scabbard of a sword, etc

Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps ultimately from Latin floccus tuft of hair, flock²

frog / frɒɡ/ noun

1. a tough elastic horny material in the centre of the sole of a horse's foot

Etymology: 17th Century: of uncertain origin

frog / frɒɡ/ noun

1. a grooved plate of iron or steel placed to guide train wheels over an intersection of railway lines

Etymology: 19th Century: of uncertain origin; perhaps a special use of frog¹