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dentiloquist

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.

rare

Examples

“To add⟳ to my mumbling complaint, (for, you must know⟳, I have⟳ been quite a dent'''iloquist,) I have⟳ an only sister on a visit⟳ to me, who has been alarmingly ill for some time.”
“Ventriloquists are almost, though not completely, dentiloquists.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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