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open one's mouth

open one's mouth verb: to speak.

Verb

open one's mouth (third-person singular simple present opens one's mouth, present participle opening one's mouth, simple past and past participle opened one's mouth)

  1. (idiomatic) to speak
    • I advise you: don't open your mouth at the dinner.

Antonyms of open one's mouth

Forms of open one's mouth

third-person singular presentopens one's mouth
present participleopening one's mouth
past participleopened one's mouth
pastopened one's mouth

Words that rhyme with open one's mouth

Questions about open one's mouth

What does open one's mouth mean?
Open one's mouth means to speak.
What part of speech is open one's mouth?
Open one's mouth is a verb.
What is the past tense of open one's mouth?
The past tense of open one's mouth is opened one's mouth.

Words near open one's mouth in the dictionary

  1. open one's big mouth
  2. open one's bowels
  3. open one's heart
  4. open one's legs
  5. open one's mind
  6. open one's mouth
  7. open order
  8. open out
  9. open outcry
  10. open outsourcing
  11. open Pandora's box

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