mouthful of marbles
mouthful of marbles noun: an indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.
Noun
mouthful of marbles (plural mouthfuls of marbles)
- An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.
- Anticholinergic toxicity results in a characteristic mumbling, as if the patient is trying to quickly recite a haiku with a mouthful of marbles.2001, Timothy Erickson et al., “Toxicology Update: A Rational Approach to Managing the Poisoned Patient”, in Emergency Medicine Practice, volume 3, number 8, page 5
Forms of mouthful of marbles
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Questions about mouthful of marbles
- What does mouthful of marbles mean?
- Mouthful of marbles means an indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.
- What part of speech is mouthful of marbles?
- Mouthful of marbles is a noun.
- What is the plural of mouthful of marbles?
- The plural of mouthful of marbles is mouthfuls of marbles.
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