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mouths off

mouths off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 mouths off

What is mouths off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mouths off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mouth off.

Words near mouths off in the dictionary

  1. mouthpuckeringly
  2. mouthrinse
  3. mouthrinses
  4. mouths
  5. mouths of sailors
  6. mouths off
  7. mouths the words
  8. mouthsful
  9. mouthshot
  10. mouthsoap
  11. mouthsoaping

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