thick
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7.0
- adjective
- /θɪk/
:
farfullado
- "My friends," he said in a voice thick with sympathy, "our village heard that you were raided tonight."
- a thick accent
And because he had such a thick accent, he taught really, really slowly.
- And because he had such a thick accent, he taught really, really slowly.
- Every time I get into an Uber and the guy has a thick accent.
- And you know, in his like thick Boston accent, he goes Thea cured me.
- He's like, no way, no way are we doing that right in that thick accent.
- He's good picture like a super thick Scottish accent though, because these guys were just and when they talk fast, it's even worse.
- They look, they used to have real, real thick accents, but they've lived in America now for a long, long time and they've lost those accents.
Examples
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I was feeling all thick and funny in my heart and chest, ready to fight somebody.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her voice was thick and slow with the effort not to lose that line.
Fiction book (1992) -
"We must make the land better than it is now," he tells me in a thick Scandinavian accent.
Academic text (2007) -
"Yes," I mumbled, too thick in my throat to argue, and helped her to her feet.
Fiction book (1992) -
Are you all right, Healer? His voice whispered against her hood, thick with fear.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now tell me what you're doing here?" the boy muttered, voice thick, the words only half-formed.
Fiction book (1990) -
Casilda stopped, her voice going thick, and continued brushing Larissa's hair with unnecessary vigor.
Fiction book (1992) -
After a few drinks, his speech became so thick that it was hard to follow what he was saying.
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She was so emotional during the speech that her voice came out sounding thick with tears.
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When he tried to explain the situation, his words were thick and hard to decipher.
Synonyms
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6.0
Words spoken slowly and unclearly because someone is very tired, ill, or drunk
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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3.3
In all situations, both good and bad, people stay loyal and support each other
Compounds
- Specialized
A large seabird that lives in Arctic seas with a short, thick bill and black and white feathers
- Specialized
An edible mushroom with a thick stem and a cone-shaped cap with deep uneven holes
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Thick can describe speech that is hard to understand because 'thick' has long meant 'heavy' or 'full', so a 'thick' voice feels heavy in the mouth and sounds unclear. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine your tongue or mouth full and your words coming out slow.