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Definition of hyperbole | WordReference Forums hyperbole extravagant exaggeration Merriam-Webster hyperbole exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally Webster’s New World College Dictionary Question: Which definition do you think is more accurate? (I suppose the latter definition is more accurate )
an or a hyperbole - WordReference Forums Hi, Why an, not a, hyperbole in the following sentence from The Statment of Articles on Impeachment "Today I am an inquisitor An hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemnness that I feel right now " For more information, you can use the link
Hyperbole - more than just exaggeration? - WordReference Forums Somebody has been trying to persuade me that "hyperbole" has a stronger meaning than "exaggeration" - a sort of exaggerated exaggeration The dictionaries point to its Greek origin as a rhetorical device, but of course it has developed everyday usages outside of the vocabulary of rhetoric I
The city that never sleeps - WordReference Forums Welcome to the forum, wayne22! Please give us the complete sentence in which you would use "The city that never sleeps," and explain the situation in which you would say it Also, is your question about the meaning of the phrase, or about the meaning of the word "hyperbole?"
hyperbole - WordReference Forums Hi, I recently felt particularly stupid to learn that "hyperbole" seems to be defined as intentional exaggeration for effect I had always thought it usually referred to unintentional exaggeration This may have been due to my tendency to use it in a derogatory way, e g : "there goes that
He’s not usually given to hyperbole. | WordReference Forums Hi guys! I was wondering if I could get the meaning of that sentence which is" He’s not usually given to hyperbole " in the example sentence for hyperbole in Oxford learners dictionary Thanks for the answers in advance
word for living in various places for a period of time "Nomadic" (perhaps a hyperbole) but could be used For years I lived a nomadic existence living at no one city for more than one year Nomadic definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary nomadic (noʊmædɪk ) 1 adjective Nomadic people travel from place to place rather than living in one place all the time the great nomadic tribes of the Western Sahara Synonyms: wandering
Im freezing - metaphor or hyperbole or both? - WordReference Forums For me, now, the questions become very similar to those in the simpler case: Is this just exaggeration? - hyperbole Or, is this a leap of imagination into a world in which it is freezing? - metaphor There's also the third matter, which I've not raised so far: is hyperbole a figure?
rip someone a new one - WordReference Forums It is a hyperbole of a hyperbole The first hyperbole is "ream one's asshole" or "ream his butt" ream his ass ream (one's) ass 1 vulgar slang To aggressively and angrily rebuke, criticize, or chastise someone, especially for mistake or wrongdoing The hyperbole of that phrase is basically to create another asshole, or "rip him a new one"