Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tear-throat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: tear-throat
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blustering, boisterous person.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete

adj

Amateurish; characterized by overacting.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The majestical king of fishes, heroical most magnificent Herring, armed with white and red, keeps his court in all this hurly-burly, not like a tyrannical tear-throat in open arms, but like wise Diogenes in a barrel[…]"
"[…]upon which was erected the true picture of a most unmatchable Hangman[…]for this tear-throat termagant is a fellow in folio, a commander of such great command, and of such greatness to command, that I never saw any that in that respect could countermand him[…]"
"The cheap entertainment of the “tear-throat” Red Bull plays, with their battles, clowns, and fireworks, has been sharply contrasted with the innovative, “literary” dramatic styles of the hall-playhouses, which favored witplay over swordplay[…]"
"Or was he just going to expose the tear-throat acting in the Rose?"

Etymology

From tear + throat.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

tear-throats (plural) more tear-throat (comparative) most tear-throat (superlative)

Phrases

tear-cat tear-mouth

Frequently Paired Words

tear-cat tear-mouth

Synonyms

hammy

Questions

What does tear-throat mean?: A blustering, boisterous person.
Where does tear-throat come from?: From tear + throat.

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