Scenery-chewing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Scenery-chewing is an adjective meaning That chews the scenery; excessively flamboyant or overacting.
Meaning
That chews the scenery; excessively flamboyant or overacting.
Example Sentences
When Mitzi's Uncle Boris (a scenery-chewing Judd Hirsch) visits, he is too on the nose when he advises, "Art will tear your heart out."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypertheatrical, overdramatic, overextravagant, bravura, attention-seeking, hyperdramatic.
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