leather-lunged
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Possessing or characterized by robust lungs and a strong voice suitable for loud, sustained public speaking, shouting, wailing, singing, etc.
Example Sentences
- "He would like to know how she was getting along—and the baby, too. . . . It was a leather-lunged, red-faced, squirming little mite."
- "One of the notable effects of technical change has been the obsolescence of leather-lunged oratory of the William Jennings Bryan school, in favor of the "fireside chat" of Franklin Roosevelt; with electrical amplification, a speaker could use conversational style and still be understood in a large auditorium."
- "Some make a story arc of their performances, like Clarkson, who grew over Season 1 from wallflower to leather-lunged sensation."