how to pronounce toad

/ˈtoʊd/

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toad is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of toad in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a Colorado River toad a toad hope you …”

meanings of toad

noun:

An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
An ugly person.
A contemptible or unpleasant person.

verb:

To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.

toad frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word toad occurs in english on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics toad can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that toad can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;