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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 mannerplay

  Familiarity information: MOUTH OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOUTH OFF (verb)


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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