motormouth
2
8.4
- noun
- /ˈmoʊtərˌmaʊθ/
- Offensive
Examples
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How his brother got to be such a motormouth is a genetic mystery.
Fiction book (2001) -
One, I've got a motormouth, I can talk forever.
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And especially for someone like me who's a motormouth and, you know, wants to be constantly communicating and engaged.
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One of my co-workers was a fiftyish, wiry Latino man with a motormouth and an omnidirectional sense of humor.
Academic text (1999) -
My friend is such a motormouth that I can hardly get a word in during our conversations.
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At the party, she entertained everyone with her motormouth antics, talking nonstop about her adventures.
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Whenever he starts telling a story, you know you're in for a long ride with that motormouth.
Synonyms
65
2.1
A person who speaks a lot, often in public
16
6.7
A person who talks too much, often loudly, and reveals private things
11
6.8
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things and bores other people
10
4.2
A person who talks a lot and often does not stop
8
7.5
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
5
9.9
A person who talks very fast and is hard to understand
4
7.9
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
3
5.7
A person who talks too much or cannot keep secrets
1
8.9
A person who talks too much in a silly or annoying way
1
5.5
A person who talks a lot and often annoys others
1
7.9
A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way
1
9.9
A person, often a woman, who talks a lot and cannot pay attention
1
8.2
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
1
8.2
A person who talks too much in an annoying way
1
7.4
A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things
1
8.1
A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention
1
9.9
A person who talks nonsense and babbles
1
9.9
A person who talks a lot, often in a funny way
1
8.0
A person who talks quickly about unimportant things
1
9.5
A person who talks a lot in a silly, not important way
1
9.1
A person who speaks too much and stops other people from speaking
1
7.7
A person who talks too much about small things and bores others
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
How Talkative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word motormouth combines motor ('engine' that keeps running) and mouth to make an easy image: a person's mouth runs like a small engine. So a motormouth is someone who talks very quickly and without stopping, often in an annoying way.