frog-in-the-throat

frog in the throat — hoarseness, huskiness (of a voice or other sounds) …   English contemporary dictionary

a frog in the throat — Meaning Suffering from temporary hoarseness needing to clear the throat. Origin From the Old English frogga , meaning hoarseness …   Meaning and origin of phrases

frog — frog1 froglike, adj. /frog, frawg/, n., v., frogged, frogging, adj. n. 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… …   Universalium

frog — I [[t]frɒg, frɔg[/t]] n. v. frogged, frog•ging, adj. 1) ram 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… …   From formal English to slang

frog — {{11}}frog (1) O.E. frogga, a dim. of frox, forsc, frosc frog, from P.Gmc. *fruska z (Cf. O.N. froskr, M.Du. vorsc, Ger. Frosch frog ), probably lit. hopper, from PIE root *preu to hop (Cf. Skt. provate hops, Rus …   Etymology dictionary

Frog —  , Froggie (or Froggy)  Frenchman. Also adj. frog in the throat, have a Experience hoarseness …   A concise dictionary of English slang

throat — W3S3 [θrəut US θrout] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

throat — [ θrout ] noun count *** 1. ) the area at the back of your mouth and inside your neck: The curry was still burning his throat. She s in bed with a throat infection. sore throat: Have we got any medicine for a sore throat? => FROG 2. ) your… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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Frog — For other uses, see Frog (disambiguation). Frogs Temporal range: Triassic–present …   Wikipedia

throat — noun (C) 1 the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach 2 the front of your neck: She fingered the pearls at her throat. 3 clear your throat to make a noise in your throat, especially… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English