Meaning

2 senses
  1. (obsolete)Vociferous.

  2. (obsolete)Amateurish; characterized by overacting.

Origin

From tear + throat.

From tear + throat.

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Forms

more tear-throat, most tear-throat
Comparativemore tear-throat Lesson
Superlativemost tear-throat Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
characterized by overacting:hammy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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