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give it mouth

give it mouth verb: speak loudly; speak up.

Verb

give it mouth (third-person singular simple present gives it mouth, present participle giving it mouth, simple past gave it mouth, past participle given it mouth)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) Speak loudly; speak up.
    • "Tell us your name!" said the man. "Quick!" / "Pip, sir." / "Once more," said the man, staring at me. "Give it mouth!"1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter I, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 4

Forms of give it mouth

third-person singular presentgives it mouth
present participlegiving it mouth
pastgave it mouth
past participlegiven it mouth

Questions about give it mouth

What does give it mouth mean?
Give it mouth means speak loudly; speak up.
What part of speech is give it mouth?
Give it mouth is a verb.
What is the past tense of give it mouth?
The past tense of give it mouth is gave it mouth.

Words near give it mouth in the dictionary

  1. give into
  2. give it a break
  3. give it a red-hot crack
  4. give it a rest
  5. give it large
  6. give it mouth
  7. give it one's best shot
  8. give it socks
  9. give it some welly
  10. give it the big one
  11. give it the gun

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