trip off the tongue
trip off the tongue is the alternative form of roll off the tongue.
Meaning of roll off the tongue
Verb
roll off the tongue (third-person singular simple present rolls off the tongue, present participle rolling off the tongue, simple past and past participle rolled off the tongue)
- To proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.
- "Coddling criminals"—the alliteration makes it roll pleasantly off the tongue!1914, Julian Hawthorne, chapter 5, in The Subterranean Brotherhood
Forms of trip off the tongue
| third-person singular present | trips off the tongue |
|---|---|
| present participle | tripping off the tongue |
| past participle | tripped off the tongue |
| past | tripped off the tongue |
Questions about trip off the tongue
- What is trip off the tongue the alternative form of?
- Trip off the tongue is the alternative form of roll off the tongue.
Words near trip off the tongue in the dictionary
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