Meaning

1 senses

  1. (derogatory)To use overelaborate or wordy phrases.

Origin

From phrase + monger.

From phrase + monger.

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Forms

phrasemongers, phrasemongering, phrasemongered, phrasemongered
Base formphrasemonger · to phrasemonger
3rd person singularphrasemongers
Present participlephrasemongering
Past simplephrasemongered
Past participlephrasemongered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyphrasemonger
he, she, itphrasemongers

Past simpleLesson

all personsphrasemongered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave phrasemongered
he, she, ithas phrasemongered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill phrasemonger

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
phraseB1phrasebookphylumphysicalA2physicallyA2
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