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gives it mouth

gives it mouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give it mouth.

Meaning of give it mouth

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

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Gives it mouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give it mouth.

Words near gives it mouth in the dictionary

  1. gives hat
  2. gives head
  3. gives heed
  4. gives in
  5. gives it large
  6. gives it mouth
  7. gives it one's best shot
  8. gives it socks
  9. gives it some welly
  10. gives it the gun
  11. gives it to someone

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