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Recently I've been participating in radio and television talk programs doing broadcasts and conferences, and shooting my mouth off and really going to town.
Peter Maxwell Davies

Meaning of "mouth off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOUTH OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOUTH OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mouth off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mouth off in English.

WHAT DOES MOUTH OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mouth off in the English dictionary

The definition of mouth off in the dictionary is to give an opinion or speak emotionally, often without much care or consideration.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MOUTH OFF

PRESENT

Present
I mouth off
you mouth off
he/she/it mouths off
we mouth off
you mouth off
they mouth off
Present continuous
I am mouthing off
you are mouthing off
he/she/it is mouthing off
we are mouthing off
you are mouthing off
they are mouthing off
Present perfect
I have mouthed off
you have mouthed off
he/she/it has mouthed off
we have mouthed off
you have mouthed off
they have mouthed off
Present perfect continuous
I have been mouthing off
you have been mouthing off
he/she/it has been mouthing off
we have been mouthing off
you have been mouthing off
they have been mouthing off
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mouthed off
you mouthed off
he/she/it mouthed off
we mouthed off
you mouthed off
they mouthed off
Past continuous
I was mouthing off
you were mouthing off
he/she/it was mouthing off
we were mouthing off
you were mouthing off
they were mouthing off
Past perfect
I had mouthed off
you had mouthed off
he/she/it had mouthed off
we had mouthed off
you had mouthed off
they had mouthed off
Past perfect continuous
I had been mouthing off
you had been mouthing off
he/she/it had been mouthing off
we had been mouthing off
you had been mouthing off
they had been mouthing off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mouth off
you will mouth off
he/she/it will mouth off
we will mouth off
you will mouth off
they will mouth off
Future continuous
I will be mouthing off
you will be mouthing off
he/she/it will be mouthing off
we will be mouthing off
you will be mouthing off
they will be mouthing off
Future perfect
I will have mouthed off
you will have mouthed off
he/she/it will have mouthed off
we will have mouthed off
you will have mouthed off
they will have mouthed off
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mouthing off
you will have been mouthing off
he/she/it will have been mouthing off
we will have been mouthing off
you will have been mouthing off
they will have been mouthing off
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mouth off
you would mouth off
he/she/it would mouth off
we would mouth off
you would mouth off
they would mouth off
Conditional continuous
I would be mouthing off
you would be mouthing off
he/she/it would be mouthing off
we would be mouthing off
you would be mouthing off
they would be mouthing off
Conditional perfect
I would have mouth off
you would have mouth off
he/she/it would have mouth off
we would have mouth off
you would have mouth off
they would have mouth off
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mouthing off
you would have been mouthing off
he/she/it would have been mouthing off
we would have been mouthing off
you would have been mouthing off
they would have been mouthing off
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mouth off
we let´s mouth off
you mouth off
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mouth off
Past participle
mouthed off
Present Participle
mouthing off
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOUTH OFF

mouth
mouth organ
mouth ulcer
mouth-to-mouth
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
mouthable
mouthbreather
mouthbreeder
mouthbrooder
mouther
mouthfeel
mouthful
mouthier
mouthiest
mouthily
mouthless
mouthlike
mouthpart
mouthpiece
mouthwash

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOUTH OFF

better off
brush off
cut off
day off
drop off
get off
hold off
kick off
laugh off
on and off
pay off
polish off
push off
shoot one´s mouth off
show off
slough off
switch off
take off
touch off
turn off

Synonyms and antonyms of mouth off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOUTH OFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mouth off» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mouth off

Translation of «mouth off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOUTH OFF

Find out the translation of mouth off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mouth off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mouth off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口关闭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boca off
570 millions of speakers

English

mouth off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुंह बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خارج الفم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рот от
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boca fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখ বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouche large
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mulut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mund ab
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口のオフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

입 해제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mulut mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miệng ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாயை மூடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तोंड बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ağız kapalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bocca off
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

usta off
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рот від
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gură off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στόμα off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mond af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mun off
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

munn off
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mouth off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUTH OFF»

The term «mouth off» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.193 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUTH OFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mouth off» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mouth off» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mouth off

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «MOUTH OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mouth off.
1
Peter Maxwell Davies
Recently I've been participating in radio and television talk programs doing broadcasts and conferences, and shooting my mouth off and really going to town.
2
Marianne Faithfull
I shoot my big mouth off; it just pops up! I have to learn to edit myself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOUTH OFF»

Discover the use of mouth off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mouth off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... melt in your mouth to be soft and creamy ♢ The outside of the cake is just a little crisp and the center just melts in your mouth. mouth off to complain or say what you think without showing respect for others ♢ / hate it when celebrities mouth off  ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
2
Mouth Off: When to Speak, When to Listen, and How to Succeed
At its core, Mouth Off is a leadership, sales and self-help book. And it's probably one of the most controversial books you'll ever read. Why?
Chuck Togias, 2006
3
English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
to shoot one's mouth off impudently/... Reden: freche/unverschämte/... Reden führen ♢ Sprache: eine unverschämte Sprache führen to shoot/to go shoot ing one's mouth off Klappe: die/seine Klappe aufmachen to go shooting one's mouth off ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
4
By Word of Mouth: Metaphor, Metonymy, and Linguistic Action ...
... mouth off 'talk foolishly about what one does not know about or should not talk about'. The donor domain is the foolish or uncontrolled use of firearms: the foolish (and therefore potentially, though not intentionally, dangerous) use of a gun is ...
‎1995
5
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
... run one's mouth off; shoot one's mouth off; yack; yacker; yacket; yackety-yack; yatter Loquacious talk gas; stem-winder; yack; yacker; yackety-yack; yap A loquacious talker big-mouth; blatherskite; ear-basher; fat-mouth; gas-bag; motor mouth; ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
6
A New and Complete Concordance to the Holy Scriptures, on ...
7. parable in mouth off 9. Eccl. 5. 1. than give sacrifice off 4. he hath no pleasure int]: 7. 4. heart off in house 0 mirth 5. than to hear the son off 9. anger resteth in the osom of f 9. l7. cry of him ruleth amongjl Isa. 19. ll. princes of Zoan . 13. S5.
‎1853
7
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... shoot off one's mouth; take the bit in one's mouth; take the bread out of someone's mouth; take the words out of someone's mouth; word of mouth. mouthful ➧ See say a mouthful. mouth off 1. Complain or express one's opinions loudly and ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
8
American English Compendium
... source. loudmouth (n) A loud and constant talker. mouth off (v) To complain loudly. mouthful, a (n) A large number of words spoken at once. put one's foot in one's mouth (v phr) To embarrass oneself by making an unwarranted comment. run ...
Marv Rubinstein, 2011
9
Atlantic Boating Almanacs: Cape Cod, Ma To Sandy Hook
Navigational aids mark the shoal areas off BULLOCK POINT about 1.5 miles above the mouth; off SABIN POINT about 3 miles above the Mouth; off POMHAM ROCKS about 3.5 miles above the mouth; off FULLER ROCK about 5 miles above ...
‎2004
10
The Echo Effect: They Will Come Back on You
Shooting Your Mouth Off God has given you a gun, He's given each and every person a gun. That gun was not loaded originally, you load it with the bullets of your choice each time you use it. Now let me explain a little about what that gun is.
Winner Torborg, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOUTH OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mouth off is used in the context of the following news items.
1
This Is Almost 40
So after I picked my almost middle-aged mom mouth off the floor, I started to realize that I am almost 40 and the 1990s were another lifetime ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
The Team That Chases Down Online Threats To The President
“Sometimes people say online threats are never to be taken seriously because we're behind a screen and we tend to just kind of mouth off ... «Defense One, Jul 15»
3
Al Sharpton Has Some Advice for Donald Trump
... quite understands that shooting your mouth off when you're running for president is the same thing as just shooting your mouth off in general. «Mediaite, Jul 15»
4
Five Reasons Why Morrissey Should Be Right At Home in Portland
The singer and one-time Smiths frontman—known for shooting his mouth off at targets from Tory politicians to charity recordings—is at ... «Portland Monthly, Jul 15»
5
Bland's arrest puts not-so-'routine' traffic stops in question
The people I know who were treated disrespectfully by police didn't mouth off or resist. Their encounters ended peacefully. And I'm not ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
8 Ways to Use Non-Alcoholic Beer to Your Advantage
... date a break and switch to NABs once you've relaxed a bit. If things are going well, there's no reason to run the risk of running your mouth off. «Inverse, Jul 15»
7
How 'Empire' and Taraji P. Henson are rehabilitating soap-opera …
She deserves an Emmy for that feat alone. (Plus, as I remind my teenage son when he starts to mouth off, Cookie is real handy with a broom.) ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
8
We Asked an Expert What Would Happen if Donald Trump Actually …
In an email on Friday, Balogh wrote that while the Donald's tendency to shoot his mouth off seemed to be working for him so far, "Trump would ... «VICE, Jul 15»
9
11 Shark-Inspired Ways to Float Your Boat
Not to mouth off, but we consider ourselves pretty high on the food chain. That's why we decided to show our chummy side and throw you guys ... «HONOLULUMagazine.com, Jul 15»
10
Play-acting by Pak after Ufa should cause no surprise
Defence minister Asif exceeded his earlier rants by shooting his mouth off that Pakistan's nukes were not mere showpieces, that they could be ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»

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