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单词 tongue twister
释义

tongue twister

[ tuhng-twis-ter ]
/ ˈtʌŋ ˌtwɪs tər /

noun

a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”

Origin of tongue twister

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby tongue twister

tongues wag, tongue-swallowing, tongue thrust, tongue-tie, tongue-tied, tongue twister, tongue worm, tonguing, tonguing-and-grooving plane, Toni, -tonia
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Example sentences from the Web for tongue twister

  • How was this for a tongue-twister—say five hundred and fifty-five francs in French!

    Jimmie Higgins|Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for tongue twister

tongue twister

noun

a sentence or phrase that is difficult to articulate clearly and quickly, such as Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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