-mouthed
suffix /-maʊðd/Definition
› having a mouth or way of talking of the stated type: a loud-mouthed teenager (= talking very loudly, especially to attract attention) a foul-mouthed drunk (= often swearing) We stared open-mouthed (= in surprise) as the elephant walked slowly down Fairview Close.Ways of talking
(Definition of -mouthed suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- -tongued suffix
- blab verb
- blather verb
- croak noun
- croon verb
- declamatory adjective
- drone on phrasal verb
- evangelize verb (OPINIONS)
- grunt verb
- jabber verb
- loose verb
- murmur noun (SOUND)
- murmur verb (SPEAK QUIETLY)
- pipe verb (SPEAK)
- rambling adjective (TALK)
- reel sth off phrasal verb (LIST)
- spit sth out phrasal verb
- talk trash idiom
- tattle noun
- throw your voice idiom
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