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taken the words out of someone's mouth

taken the words out of someone's mouth is the past participle of take the words out of someone's mouth.

Meaning of take the words out of someone's mouth

Verb

take the words out of someone's mouth (third-person singular simple present takes the words out of someone's mouth, present participle taking the words out of someone's mouth, simple past took the words out of someone's mouth, past participle taken the words out of someone's mouth)

  1. To say what someone else was about to say themselves.

Questions about taken the words out of someone's mouth

What is taken the words out of someone's mouth the past participle of?
Taken the words out of someone's mouth is the past participle of take the words out of someone's mouth.

Words near taken the words out of someone's mouth in the dictionary

  1. taken the veil
  2. taken the weight off
  3. taken the weight off one's feet
  4. taken the wheel
  5. taken the wind out of someone's sails
  6. taken the words out of someone's mouth
  7. taken the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  8. taken time
  9. taken time by the forelock
  10. taken time off
  11. taken time out

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