tongue twister
nounDefinition of tongue twister
: a word, phrase, or sentence difficult to articulate because of a succession of similar consonantal sounds (as in "twin-screw steel cruiser")
Examples of tongue twister in a Sentence
Her last name is a real tongue twister.
Recent Examples on the Web
The generic name, dulaglutide, is more of a tongue twister, a seeming mishmash of syllables that’s probably impenetrable to most patients. — David Lazarus, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Where do generic drug names come from? Two women in Chicago, that’s where.," 24 July 2019 The generic name, dulaglutide, is more of a tongue twister, a seeming mishmash of syllables that’s probably impenetrable to most patients. — David Lazarus, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Where do generic drug names come from? Two women in Chicago, that’s where.," 24 July 2019 The generic name, dulaglutide, is more of a tongue twister, a seeming mishmash of syllables that’s probably impenetrable to most patients. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Wonder where generic drug names come from? Two women in Chicago, that’s where," 23 July 2019 Worcester can be a tongue twister for the thousands of college students flooding into local schools each year. — Jon Kamp, WSJ, "Worcester Is Reviving, but People Still Can’t Spell It (Forget the Pronunciation)," 19 Dec. 2018 The contestants in the announcers’ booth were issued a lineup of tongue twisters, including Felipe Alou, Mike LaValliere, Andres Galarraga, Shawon Dunston, and Benito Santiago. — Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, "Giants fan Davis scores job as P.A. announcer, 1993," 7 Mar. 2018 With a legendary tongue twister for a Latin name and a poetic and evocative common name, the plant must be a winner. — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, "Meet this garden menace with a pretty name but ugly personality," 6 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tongue twister.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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