
Definition of "hyperbole" | WordReference Forums
Dec 6, 2020 · hyperbole extravagant exaggeration Merriam-Webster hyperbole exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally Webster’s New World College Dictionary Question: …
Hyperbole - more than just exaggeration? - WordReference Forums
Jul 26, 2010 · 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 …
an or a hyperbole - WordReference Forums
Jan 13, 2015 · 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 …
Is a hyperbole still a hyperbole if you mean an exaggerated …
Oct 12, 2020 · Is a hyperbole still a hyperbole if you mean an exaggerated statement literally? A speaker uses a sentence to express a meaning. If the speaker intends a literal meaning, he is …
hyperbole - WordReference Forums
Aug 9, 2008 · WordReference English definition: hyperbole noun 1 hyperbole, exaggeration extravagant exaggeration There is nothing about intention there, but, in Random House …
word for living in various places for a period of time
Mar 19, 2021 · "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 | …
I've died a million times for you | WordReference Forums
Apr 29, 2016 · I understand that it's hyperbole. And when Bon Jovi is singing "I'd die for you, I'd cry for you, I'd do anything for you" does it mean that he is ready to give his life away for …
Hyperbole - WordReference Forums
The word hyperbole is a pure noun, and “it is+ adj. to do” is the fixed structure. And why the example sentence is using “hyperbole” instead of “hyperbolic”?
rip someone a new one - WordReference Forums
Jan 3, 2020 · 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, …
so hungry that I can eat a horse | WordReference Forums
Jul 14, 2008 · To say that you "could" eat a horse (you feel that you might be able to eat a horse, as you are so hungry) is enough of an exaggeration, but to say that you actually did, or to …