Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motormouth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: mo-tor-mouth
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who talks very quickly or incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.

Informal

verb

To talk very quickly or incessantly.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"He's such a motormouth that I can never get a word in."
"Blimey, Brand is checking a word with me. This is nothing like the motor-mouth on the telly, laughing in the face of everything."

Etymology

From motor + mouth, from the figurative notion that the mouth moves so much that it seems motorized.

Usage

Inflected Forms

motormouths (plural) motor mouth (alternative) motor-mouth (alternative) motormouths (present, singular) motormouthing (participle, present) motormouthed (participle, past) motormouthed (past)

Phrases

diarrhea of the mouth

Frequently Paired Words

diarrhea of the mouth bigmouth loudmouth

Synonyms

airbag babblemouth babbler bag of wind blab blabberer blatherer blabbermouth blatherskite bloviator chatterbag chatter-basket

Questions

What does motormouth mean?: One who talks very quickly or incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.
Where does motormouth come from?: From motor + mouth, from the figurative notion that the mouth moves so much that it seems motorized.

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