Definition of Mouth off

1. Verb. Talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner. "Sam and Sue mouth off over the results of the experiment"

Exact synonyms: Jabber, Rabbit On, Rant, Rave, Spout
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Jabber, Jabberer, Jabbering, Rant, Rant, Ranter, Ranting, Raver, Raving, Spouter

Definition of Mouth off

1. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To talk impudently, especially to one's superior. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mouth Off

mouth-to-mouth respiration
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
mouth-to-mouth resuscitations
mouth-watering
mouth bow
mouth breather
mouth breathers
mouth breathing
mouth harp
mouth hole
mouth mirror
mouth music
mouth of a sailor
mouth off
mouth organ
mouth organs
mouth protectors
mouth rehabilitation
mouth stick
mouth ulcer
mouth ulcers
mouth wash
mouthbreather
mouthbreathers
mouthbreathing
mouthbreeder
mouthbreeders
mouthbrooder

Literary usage of Mouth off

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"The As -y se be plura:itie of voice», by ihe mouth off tlie carle of ... be the mouth off John Leslie, ..."

2. The Jurist by Great Britain Courts (1864)
"Whi e, Williton.—Pel. f. Not. :i FRASER, JOHN, Portsea, Hampshire, out of business, Dec. 17, I'or*> mouth. Off. Ass. the registrar ; Sol. ..."

3. Tableaux, Charades and Pantomimes: Adapted Alike to Parlor Entertainments (1896)
"... his finger in her mouth, and is about to drop the cherries into his own open mouth. OFF TO LONDON. Five chairs are arranged in a row. ..."

4. Alaska and Its Resources by William Healey Dall (1897)
"North of this mouth off shore are five dry sand-bars or islands. Northeast three miles is the mouth of the ..."

5. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"Surface-temperatures Sea-temperature 5-10 miles off the mouth 797 of estuary of the Estuary-temperature at the mouth, off Puna 827 Guayaquil River, ..."

6. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"... and Commissioners of Justiciary, be the mouth off John Leslie, dempster of court, décerne«! the said Alexander Keith, to be i-.l-. u to the Marcat Croce ..."

7. The Documentary History of the State of New-York: Arranged Under Direction by New York (State). Secretary's Office (1849)
"... mouth off Canadee river ficht En taken a ship off abouth 300 tons montet with 10 gons Loaden with salt En fish the said ..."

8. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"The As -y se be plura:itie of voice», by ihe mouth off tlie carle of ... be the mouth off John Leslie, ..."

9. The Jurist by Great Britain Courts (1864)
"Whi e, Williton.—Pel. f. Not. :i FRASER, JOHN, Portsea, Hampshire, out of business, Dec. 17, I'or*> mouth. Off. Ass. the registrar ; Sol. ..."

10. Tableaux, Charades and Pantomimes: Adapted Alike to Parlor Entertainments (1896)
"... his finger in her mouth, and is about to drop the cherries into his own open mouth. OFF TO LONDON. Five chairs are arranged in a row. ..."

11. Alaska and Its Resources by William Healey Dall (1897)
"North of this mouth off shore are five dry sand-bars or islands. Northeast three miles is the mouth of the ..."

12. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"Surface-temperatures Sea-temperature 5-10 miles off the mouth 797 of estuary of the Estuary-temperature at the mouth, off Puna 827 Guayaquil River, ..."

13. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"... and Commissioners of Justiciary, be the mouth off John Leslie, dempster of court, décerne«! the said Alexander Keith, to be i-.l-. u to the Marcat Croce ..."

14. The Documentary History of the State of New-York: Arranged Under Direction by New York (State). Secretary's Office (1849)
"... mouth off Canadee river ficht En taken a ship off abouth 300 tons montet with 10 gons Loaden with salt En fish the said ..."

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