open one's mouth

verb

to speak

“I advise you: don't open your mouth at the dinner.”

Meanings

verbopen one's mouth (third-person singular simple present opens one's mouth, present participle opening one's mouth, simple past and past participle opened one's mouth)

present singular third person opens one's mouth · participle present opening one's mouth · participle past opened one's mouth · past opened one's mouth

  1. idiomaticto speak

    I advise you: don't open your mouth at the dinner.

    Antonyms: shut one's mouth

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto speak

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with open one's mouth

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Chicago

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