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MOUTH OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mouth off mean?
• MOUTH OFF (verb)
The verb MOUTH OFF has 1 sense:
1. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
Familiarity information: MOUTH OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
jabber; mouth off; rabbit on; rant; rave; spout
Hypernyms (to "mouth off" is one way to...):
mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue mouth off
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