pregnant construction

noun

An utterance in which more is implied than is said, such as "the beasts trembled forth from their dens" (i.e. trembling with fright)

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Meanings

nounpregnant construction (plural pregnant constructions)

plural pregnant constructions

  1. archaicrhetoricAn utterance in which more is implied than is said, such as "the beasts trembled forth from their dens" (i.e. trembling with fright)
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APA

pregnant construction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregnant%20construction

MLA

“pregnant construction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregnant%20construction. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pregnant construction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregnant%20construction.

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