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putting the bad mouth on

putting the bad mouth on is the present participle and gerund of put the bad mouth on.

Meaning of put the bad mouth on

Verb

put the bad mouth on (third-person singular simple present puts the bad mouth on, present participle putting the bad mouth on, simple past and past participle put the bad mouth on)

  1. (idiomatic) To speak ill of; to vilify.

Questions about putting the bad mouth on

What is putting the bad mouth on the present participle and gerund of?
Putting the bad mouth on is the present participle and gerund of put the bad mouth on.

Words near putting the bad mouth on in the dictionary

  1. putting stones
  2. putting store by
  3. putting store in
  4. putting straight
  5. putting the arm on someone
  6. putting the bad mouth on
  7. putting the bee on
  8. putting the beggar on the gentleman
  9. putting the bite on
  10. putting the boot in
  11. putting the bottom rail on top

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