as in chatterer
a person who talks constantly
I had to listen to the motormouth's cell phone conversations for the entire commute
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Recent Examples of motormouth
From his first moments onscreen in a performance of Duracell Bunny physicality and motormouth pushiness, Chalamet conveys the sense of a shameless young man willing himself toward greatness with a combination of chutzpah, amorality and unshakeable self-belief.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Ari is a rich kid from New York, who is an impulsive motormouth desperate for Sam’s affection.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
There’s a touch of that about this summer’s weirdest beef, albeit with a much grimmer undertone: Alt-right motormouth Candace Owens versus French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Momoa is currently filming his role in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Lobo, a hardcore, motorcycle jacket-sporting motormouth who serves as a galactic bounty hunter with dreadlocks.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Each of the eight actors does a fine job with that, from Monette Magrath and Peter Christian Hansen as our newlywed hosts to Greg Cuellar as a flamboyant motormouth to Mo Perry’s take on a stuffy defender of conventional class differences.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
And the resurrection of Carrey as his old plastic, spastic, motormouth self is the key to these movies’ overall effect.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Julia was a relentless motormouth.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Since graduation, Chen has racked up assignments in Mozart, Beethoven, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini with opera companies and symphony orchestras across the United States and in Europe, often as the motormouth buffoons and weasels of classic comedies.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Ari is a rich kid from New York, who is an impulsive motormouth desperate for Sam’s affection.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
There’s a touch of that about this summer’s weirdest beef, albeit with a much grimmer undertone: Alt-right motormouth Candace Owens versus French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Momoa is currently filming his role in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Lobo, a hardcore, motorcycle jacket-sporting motormouth who serves as a galactic bounty hunter with dreadlocks.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Each of the eight actors does a fine job with that, from Monette Magrath and Peter Christian Hansen as our newlywed hosts to Greg Cuellar as a flamboyant motormouth to Mo Perry’s take on a stuffy defender of conventional class differences.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
And the resurrection of Carrey as his old plastic, spastic, motormouth self is the key to these movies’ overall effect.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Julia was a relentless motormouth.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Since graduation, Chen has racked up assignments in Mozart, Beethoven, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini with opera companies and symphony orchestras across the United States and in Europe, often as the motormouth buffoons and weasels of classic comedies.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motormouth
Noun
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My creativity delights in currawong calls, and the ululation of magpies, warblers and kookaburras.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Only the magpies know who caused this mess.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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However, the strategic chatterbox has the late Reggie Ossé to thank for sparking his interest in podcasts with the highly regarded and influential Combat Jack Show.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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While at the first school my penchant for being boisterous and chatty was seen as charming, the girls at school two just viewed me as a restless chatterbox.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Terry Boers, a former Sun-Times columnist who 34 years ago was one of the founding talkers of Chicago’s first sports radio station WSCR-AM 670, died Friday afternoon.—
Phil Rosenthal,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Johnson, 39, is the main songwriter and talker of the group, always ready with a thorough answer regarding any bit of Long Beach or Joyce Manor lore.—
Brady Gerber,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Motormouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motormouth. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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