mouthful of marbles en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, used in similes) An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.
Anticholinergic toxicity results in a characteristic mumbling, as if the patient is trying to quickly recite a haiku with a mouthful of marbles.
2001, Timothy Erickson et al., “Toxicology Update: A Rational Approach to Managing the Poisoned Patient”, in Emergency Medicine Practice, volume 3, number 8, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mouthfuls of marbles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi peruna suussa (An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking) · ru ка́ша во рту (An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking) · cmn 含糊不清 (An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking)