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motormouth

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noun mo·tor·mouth \-ˌmau̇th\

Definition of motormouth

  1. :  a person who talks excessively

motormouthed

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  1. I had to listen to the motormouth's cell phone conversations for the entire commute.

1955

First Known Use of motormouth

1955

motormouth Synonyms

Synonyms
babbler, blabber, blabbermouth, blowhard, cackler, chatterer, conversationalist, gabbler, gasbag, jabberer, jay, magpie, chatterbox, prattler, talker, windbag
Related Words
gossip, gossiper, talebearer, tattler, tattletale; blatherer, blatherskite; converser, discourser

MOTORMOUTH Defined for English Language Learners

motormouth

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noun mo·tor·mouth \-ˌmau̇th\

Definition of motormouth for English Language Learners

  • : a person who talks too much

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