Reverse Dictionary: CRICKET (insect)

CRICKET (insect)

NOUNS
1555 — GRYLLE a cricket → obs.
1616 CRICK a cricket → obs.
1847 — GRIG a grasshopper; a cricket → Eng. dial.
1868CROAKER a cricket, a cicada
1967 FALL BIRD a cricket; a cicada Amer. dial.


VERBS
1601CRICK to make a sharp chirping sound; said of a cricket
1781 CRINK to emit a sharp, thin sound, as a cricket