mouth (off)

verb

ˈmau̇t͟h How to pronounce mouth (off) (audio)
Definition of mouth (off)next
as in to speak
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech some crank mouthing off in the center of town to anyone who would listen

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouth (off)
  1. speak
  2. talk
  3. discourse
  4. orate
  5. declaim
  6. announce
Verb
  • Before Salguero-Olivares was charged, Hedgepeth’s mother, Connie Hedgepeth, spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about her hopes for the case and her daughter’s killer.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Customers can get free advice through our pharmacy services, or can speak to a Boots online doctor.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of speak
Verb
  • The first episode finds Anna just talking to herself, aloud, a lot.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Tuning into their broadcasts is basically listening to old buddies talking baseball.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of talk
Verb
  • Specifically, the majority of debate and discourse around the CLARITY Act centers around not only the ability of stablecoin issues to provide yield and yield adjacent products, but how these institutions should be regulated.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • This lucidity not only makes his work readable but also staves off the perception that discourse about UFOs and the CIA must be riddled with conspiratorial paranoia.
    — Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Definition of discourse
Verb
  • The Open Meeting Act prohibits directors from discussing (or orating) on matters not disclosed on the agenda, per Civil Code Section 4930(a).
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • The latter went on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and orated about his marathon oration sesh last week in Congress.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of orate
Verb
  • And the conversations between Anna and Molly, Ella and Julia (Ella’s friend and a counterpart of Molly), as well as the stammering and declaiming when Anna talks to herself, are almost always about men.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Woody Harrelson declaims every line, upping the relentless factor of Phil’s mania.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026
Definition of declaim
Verb
  • Still, some of the restrictions announced by the White House are expected to face legal challenges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After a discussion, the umpires announced that Schultz would have to exit because of the second mound visit of the inning.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of announce
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“Mouth (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth%20%28off%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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