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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To experiment in a haphazard or random manner with the hope that some amount of success may be achieved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
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Synonyms: throw spaghetti at the wall
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the proverb throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.
