Tongueshot

noun

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Noun

1
The distance within which a person's voice can be heard. idiomatic, uncountable
"[…] the pantry was within tongueshot of the dining room […]"

Example

"[…] the pantry was within tongueshot of the dining room […]"

Etymology

Blend of tongue + earshot or from tongue + shot.

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