| 单词 | to give something mouth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give something mouth l. to give something mouth: to express something with vehemence. to give mouth to: to express in words; to utter. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > give expression to sayOE talkc1275 soundc1386 outc1390 shedc1420 utterc1445 conveya1568 discharge1586 vent1602 dicta1605 frame1608 voice1612 pass?1614 language1628 ventilate1637 to give venta1640 vend1657 clothe1671 to take out1692 to give mouth to1825 verbalize1840 to let out1853 vocalize1872 1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 703/2 Thof, thinking mayhap 'twas the way to promotion, I gave all the mouth to it I could, hang me if the ever a nearer I got to you. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxv. 317 What I say in respect to the speeches always is, ‘Give it mouth’. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. vii. 230 I have an opinion of you, sir, to which it is not easy to give mouth. 1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xxi Give it mouth, boys. 1904 J. London Sea-wolf iii. 33 Every minute or so the group of hunters gave mouth to a laughter that sounded to me like a wolf-chorus. < as lemmas |
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