A mouthful, throatful (of words).
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释义 | the mind > language > speech > [noun] > that which is or can be spoken > difficult to articulate or tongue-twister (6) goleec1375 A mouthful, throatful (of words). gargle1657 Any liquid used for gargling (see gargle, v. 1 2). shibboleth1658 transferred. A word or sound which a person is unable to pronounce correctly; a word used as a test for detecting foreigners, or persons from… mouthful1883 A word or phrase which is difficult to articulate; (hence) a verbose or over-complicated phrase, statement, title, etc. tongue-tier1883 that which ties the tongue: see quots. tongue-twister1898 one or that which is said to twist the tongue; spec. a sequence of words, often alliterative, difficult to articulate quickly. |
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