Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flannel-mouthed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: flan-nel--mouthed
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing, characterized by, or in the manner of speaking of a flannelmouth.

adj

Possessing, characterized by, or in the manner of speaking of a flannelmouth.

Example Sentences

"I went to her, sat close beside her and tried snuggling up a little. It worked. . . . "I can get them," I said just as flannel-mouthed as ever I could, like all of us talked to her now."
"[N]ot only does Kerry have a flannel-mouthed inability to utter a simple sentence, but his orotundities also serve to reinforce the notion that the Senator from Massachusetts is a patrician stiff, too smug to speak in a manner decipherable by ordinary Americans."

Inflected Forms

more flannel-mouthed (comparative) most flannel-mouthed (superlative) flannelmouthed (alternative)

Questions

What does flannel-mouthed mean?: Possessing, characterized by, or in the manner of speaking of a flannelmouth.

How to pronounce flannel-mouthed

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “flannel-mouthed”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “flannel-mouthed”.
Repeat and practice — Say “flannel-mouthed” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.