mouthful of marbles
English
Noun
mouthful of marbles (plural mouthfuls of marbles)
- (idiomatic, used in similes) An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.
- 2001, Timothy Erickson et. al., "Toxicology Update: A Rational Approach to Managing the Poisoned Patient," Emergency Medicine Practice, vol. 3, no. 8, p. 5,
- 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," Emergency Medicine Practice, vol. 3, no. 8, p. 5,
Translations
An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking
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