: orally communicated
also
: generated from or reliant on oral publicity
word-of-mouth customers
a word-of-mouth business
: oral communication
especially
: oral often inadvertent publicity
Examples of word-of-mouth in a Sentence
Adjective
not having the money to run ads, the restaurant relies on word-of-mouth publicity
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Albert Kim, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Disney also held word-of-mouth screenings in the past week for influencers and fans in 15 markets including Germany, Brazil and Mexico.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Committee Of 200, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Other awardees have received no official notification and only learned through word of mouth that their funding was canceled.
—Brett Kelman, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Instead of going out of business, employee engagement skyrocketed, customer loyalty deepened, and word-of-mouth marketing spread far and wide.
—Albert Kim, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Disney also held word-of-mouth screenings in the past week for influencers and fans in 15 markets including Germany, Brazil and Mexico.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun phrase
In today's social media era, word of mouth goes beyond verbal recommendations.
—Committee Of 200, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Other awardees have received no official notification and only learned through word of mouth that their funding was canceled.
—Brett Kelman, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Word-of-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-of-mouth. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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