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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
exaggerating
Hello,
Can you think of a word (verb) or expression for exagerating, especially when a person adds things that didn't happen to his or her stories.
Thank you.
Can you think of a word (verb) or expression for exagerating, especially when a person adds things that didn't happen to his or her stories.
Thank you.
Top answer
Tall tale, hyperbole, embellishment.
- Tall tale, hyperbole, embellishment.
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exaggerate
? verb OVERSTATE, overemphasize, overestimate, magnify, amplify, aggrandize, inflate; embellish, embroider, elaborate, overplay, dramatize; hyperbolize, stretch the truth; Brit. overpitch; informal lay it on thick, make a mountain out of a molehill, blow out of all proportion, m
? verb OVERSTATE, overemphasize, overestimate, magnify, amplify, aggrandize, inflate; embellish, embroider, elaborate, overplay, dramatize; hyperbolize, stretch the truth; Brit. overpitch; informal lay it on thick, make a mountain out of a molehill, blow out of all proportion, m
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The one you want out of that very complete list is 'embroider'.
When someone embroiders their story, they add details which make it funnier,more interesting but also often to make it more believable.
When someone embroiders their story, they add details which make it funnier,more interesting but also often to make it more believable.
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Thank you all. Can you, please, read the following sentence to see if it fits:
Ask Evita, a psychologist, she knows the guys like that, who like to lay it on thick.
or ....who like to embroider their stories.
Thank you.
Ask Evita, a psychologist, she knows the guys like that, who like to lay it on thick.
or ....who like to embroider their stories.
Thank you.
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