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mouthing off

mouthing off is the present participle and gerund of mouth off.

Meaning of mouth off

Verb

mouth off (third-person singular simple present mouths off, present participle mouthing off, simple past and past participle mouthed off)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner.
  2. (ambitransitive, slang) To talk impudently, especially to one's superior.
    • And don't you mouth off to me, or I'm gonna slap you right in your penis.2008, “Play It Again, Brian”, in Family Guy, Herbert (actor)

Questions about mouthing off

What is mouthing off the present participle and gerund of?
Mouthing off is the present participle and gerund of mouth off.

Words near mouthing off in the dictionary

  1. mouthies
  2. mouthiest
  3. mouthily
  4. mouthiness
  5. mouthing
  6. mouthing off
  7. mouthing the words
  8. mouthingly
  9. mouthings
  10. mouthless
  11. mouthless crab

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