Meaning of leather-lunged | Babel Free

Definitions

Possessing or characterized by robust lungs and a strong voice suitable for loud, sustained public speaking, shouting, wailing, singing, etc.

idiomatic

Examples

“He would like to know how she was getting along—and the baby, too. . . . It was a leather-lunged, red-faced, squirming little mite.”

“One of the notable effects of technical change has been the obsolescence of leather-lunged oratory of the William Jennings Bryan school, in favor of the "fireside chat" of Franklin Roosevelt; with electrical amplification, a speaker could use conversational style and still be understood in a large auditorium.”

“Some make a story arc of their performances, like Clarkson, who grew over Season 1 from wallflower to leather-lunged sensation.”

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