Tonsils Meaning
/tˈɑnsəlz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounplural of tonsil
"“So now everything's fine.” I uttered a hacking laugh. “No,” I said, in answer to a query from Aunt Dahlia. “I have not accidentally swallowed my tonsils, I was merely laughing hackingly. Ironical that the young blister should say that everything is fine, for at this very moment disaster stares us in the eyeball.”"— 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
nounThe uvula.
Sentence Examples
I'm afraid my tonsils are swollen.
I'm getting my tonsils out.
I might have to get my tonsils out.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor said my ____ were swollen and infected, so I needed surgery to remove them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He had to have his ____ removed after suffering from several serious throat infections over the last year today.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor said my ____ were swollen and infected, so I needed surgery to remove them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He had to have his ____ removed after suffering from several serious throat infections over the last year today.