cricket

noun/ˈkrɪkɪt/

Frequency rank: #2,464 most common English word

Meaning

a jumping insect that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its legs together.

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Example sentence

On summer evenings, you can hear the cricket chirping in the grass outside.

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