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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(idiomatic) Possessing or characterized by robust lungs and a strong voice suitable for loud, sustained public speaking, shouting, wailing, singing, etc..
He would like to know how she was getting along—and the baby, too. . . . It was a leather-lunged, red-faced, squirming little mite.
One of the notable effects of technical change has been the obsolescence of leather-lunged oratory of the William Jennings Bryan school, in favor of the "fireside chat" of Franklin Roosevelt; with electrical amplification, a speaker could use conversational style and still be understood in a large auditorium.
Some make a story arc of their performances, like Clarkson, who grew over Season 1 from wallflower to leather-lunged sensation.
Use leather-lunged when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Leather-lunged means (idiomatic) Possessing or characterized by robust lungs and a strong voice suitable for loud, sustained public speaking, shouting, wailing, singing, etc..
Common synonyms include stentorian, vociferous.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He would like to know how she was getting along—and the baby, too. . . . It was a leather-lunged, red-faced, squirming little mite.
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