tongue twister
[ tuhng-twis-ter ]
noun
a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”
Origin of tongue twister
1First recorded in 1895–1900
Words Nearby tongue twister
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How to use tongue twister in a sentence
How was this for a tongue-twister—say five hundred and fifty-five francs in French!
Jimmie Higgins | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for tongue twister
tongue twister
noun
a sentence or phrase that is difficult to articulate clearly and quickly, such as Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
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