English Explanatory Dictionary

tear-throat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A blustering, boisterous person.
An overactor.

adj

Vociferous.
Amateurish; characterized by overacting.

Word forms

tear-throat tear-throats more tear-throat most tear-throat

Etymology

From tear + throat.

Synonyms

hammy

Related words

tear-cat tear-mouth

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