froggy

American

[frog-ee, fraw-gee] / ˈfrɒg i, ˈfrɔ gi /

adjective

froggier, froggiest

of or characteristic of a frog.
abounding in frogs.
marked by a slight hoarseness, resembling a frog's croak.

the old prospector's froggy voice.

froggy British

/ ˈfrɒɡɪ /

adjective

of, like, or relating to frogs; full of frogs

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Etymology

Origin of froggy

First recorded in 1605–15; frog ¹ + -y ¹

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froggy

Still, in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, news broke that Harris had become froggy roadkill.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2024

“My voice is a little froggy now, and normally isn’t.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

When friends clacked at keyboards, examined patients, or taught middle schoolers math, I bicycled Arthur's froggy legs because humans aren't born knowing how to pass gas.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022

Or, if you happen to be in the Canadian countryside, you can just follow murmurings in the darkened hills and froggy ponds favored by aurora hunters.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2019

Lord Fredrick was in the midst of vigorously scolding some unfortunate person; his voice was hoarse and froggy, and now and then he made an odd, sneezy, barky sort of sound.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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