mouth off

mouth off
verb
talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
• Syn: ↑rant, ↑jabber, ↑spout, ↑rabbit on, ↑rave
• Derivationally related forms:
↑raver (for: ↑rave), ↑raving (for: ↑rave), ↑spouter (for: ↑spout), ↑jabberer (for: ↑jabber), ↑jabbering (for: ↑jabber), ↑jabber (for: ↑jabber), ↑rant (for: ↑rant), ↑ranter (for: ↑rant), ↑ranting (for: ↑rant)
• Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑speak, ↑utter, ↑mouth, ↑verbalize, ↑verbalise
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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Sam and Sue mouth off

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RANT, spout, declaim, sound off.
→ mouth

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mouth off (slang, esp US)
1. To express one's opinions forcefully and loudly, sound off
2. To boast, brag
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Main Entry: ↑mouth

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ˌmouth ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they mouth off he/she/it mouths off present participle mouthing off past tense mouthed off past participle mouthed off] informal phrasal verb
to give your opinions about something in a very annoying way, especially when you are complaining or criticizing something

He’s always mouthing off about the state of the roads.

Thesaurus: to complainsynonym to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym
Main entry: mouth

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informal talk in an unpleasantly loud and boastful or opinionated way

he was mouthing off about society in general

■ mouth off at loudly criticize or abuse

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mouth off [phrasal verb]
informal : to talk in a loud, unpleasant, or rude way

He got in trouble again for mouthing off to his teacher.

She's always mouthing off about how much better she could run the company herself.

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Main Entry: ↑mouth

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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