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mouthful of marbles

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Русскийка́ша во рту

Examples

“Anticholinergic toxicity results in a characteristic mumbling, as if the patient is trying to quickly recite a haiku with a mouthful of marbles.”

CEFR level

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

mouthgasm mouthguard mouthie Mouthiers-sur-Boëme mouthiness Mouthing

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