mean-mouth

verb

To speak unkindly and critically about; to badmouth.

Meanings

verbmean-mouth (third-person singular simple present mean-mouths, present participle mean-mouthing, simple past and past participle mean-mouthed)

present singular third person mean-mouths · participle present mean-mouthing · participle past mean-mouthed · past mean-mouthed

  1. transitiveTo speak unkindly and critically about; to badmouth.
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APA

mean-mouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean-mouth

MLA

“mean-mouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean-mouth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mean-mouth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean-mouth.

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