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- [loud-mouth]
- /ˈlaʊdˌmaʊθ/
- /ˈlaʊd.maʊθ/
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- [loud-mouth]
- /ˈlaʊdˌmaʊθ/
Definitions of loudmouth word
- noun plural loudmouth a loudmouthed person. 1
- noun loudmouth A person who tends to talk too much in an offensive or tactless way. 1
- noun loudmouth sb who talks excessively 1
- noun loudmouth sb who divulges a secret 1
- countable noun loudmouth If you describe someone as a loudmouth, you are critical of them because they talk a lot, especially in an unpleasant, offensive, or stupid way. 0
- noun loudmouth a person who brags or talks too loudly 0
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Origin of loudmouth
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; loud + mouth
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Parts of speech for Loudmouth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loudmouth popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for loudmouth
noun loudmouth
- chatterbox — A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot.
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- windbag — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
- squealer — a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
- gossiper — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
adj loudmouth
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- cocky — Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
- pompous — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
adjective loudmouth
- exultant — Triumphantly happy.
- egotistic — Egotistical.
- egotistical — Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered.
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- jumping — (colloquial) excellent, very fun.
Antonyms for loudmouth
adj loudmouth
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- unconceited — having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
- diffident — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
- meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
adjective loudmouth
- deprecating — A deprecating attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with yourself.
Top questions with loudmouth
- what is a loudmouth?
- who owns loudmouth golf?
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