Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or practice of speaking through the teeth, or with the teeth closed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth, or with them closed.
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- noun rare The habit or practice of
speaking through theteeth .
Etymologies
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Latin dens, dentis, tooth + loqui to speak.
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reesetee commented on the word dentiloquy
The act or practice of speaking through clenched teeth.
I love this word.
October 3, 2007
super-logos commented on the word dentiloquy
and how about ventriloquy?
August 21, 2008