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Definitions for Frogging

[1] 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] 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. Compare toad(def 2) .
[3] a slight hoarseness, usually caused by mucus on the vocal cords: a frog in the throat.
[4] (often initial capital letter ) Slang : Extremely Disparaging and Offensive . a contemptuous term used to refer to 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] a recessed panel on one of the larger faces of a brick or the like.
[7] Music . nut(def 11b) .
[8] to hunt and catch frogs.
[9] (often initial capital letter ) Slang : Extremely Disparaging and Offensive . French or Frenchlike.
[10] the ornamental frogs on a coat collectively
[11] a derogatory word for a French person
[12] 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
[13] any of various similar amphibians of related families, such as the tree frog Related adjective: batrachian
[14] any spiked or perforated object used to support plant stems in a flower arrangement
[15] a recess in a brick to reduce its weight
[16] a frog in one's throat phlegm on the vocal cords that affects one's speech
[17] (intr) to hunt or catch frogs
[18] (often plural) a decorative fastening of looped braid or cord, as on the front of a 19th-century military uniform
[19] a loop or other attachment on a belt to hold the scabbard of a sword, etc
[20] music , US and Canadian the ledge or ridge at the upper end of the fingerboard of a violin, cello, etc, over which the strings pass to the tuning pegs the end of a violin bow that is held by the player Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): nut
[21] a tough elastic horny material in the centre of the sole of a horse's foot
[22] a grooved plate of iron or steel placed to guide train wheels over an intersection of railway lines

Words nearby Frogging

frogfrock coat, frock tart, frocking, froe, froebel, frog, frog in a small pond, frog in one's throat, frog kick, frog lily, frog orchid

Origin of Frogging

1before 1000; Middle English frogge, Old English frogga, frocga; compare dial., Middle English frosh, Old Norse froskr, Old High German frosk (German Frosch ); defs 5, 6 of unclear derivation

Words that may be confused with Frogging

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, frogfrog, toad

Other words from Frogging

frog·like , adjective

Word origin for Frogging

C19: of uncertain origin; perhaps a special use of frog 1