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shoots one's mouth off

shoots one's mouth off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot one's mouth off.

Meaning of shoot one's mouth off

Verb

shoot one's mouth off (third-person singular simple present shoots one's mouth off, present participle shooting one's mouth off, simple past and past participle shot one's mouth off)

  1. (slang) To make reckless or exaggerated statements.
    • George Jessel . . . is still shooting his mouth off as though nothing mattered except his own gift for wise-cracks.1943 July 16, David Deutsch, “Heard in the Lobbies”, in The Canadian Jewish Chronicle, retrieved 07 Jan 2010

Questions about shoots one's mouth off

What is shoots one's mouth off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shoots one's mouth off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot one's mouth off.

Words near shoots one's mouth off in the dictionary

  1. shoots off one's mouth
  2. shoots one in the sink
  3. shoots one's bolt
  4. shoots one's cuffs
  5. shoots one's load
  6. shoots one's mouth off
  7. shoots one's shot
  8. shoots one's wad
  9. shoots oneself in the foot
  10. shoots out
  11. shoots someone straight

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