tear-throat adjective 2noun 2forms 3 adjective2 •(no longer used) Vociferous. •(no longer used) Amateurish; characterized by overacting.Or was he just going to expose the tear-throat acting in the Rose? — 2000 noun2 •(no longer used) A blustering, boisterous person. •(no longer used) An overactor. formstear-throats · more tear-throat · most tear-throat