motormouth
3
8.4
- noun
- /ˈmoʊtərˌmaʊθ/
- Offensive
:
parlanchín
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
69
2.1
A person who speaks a lot, often in public
21
6.7
A person who talks too much, often loudly, and reveals private things
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6.8
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things and bores other people
10
7.5
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
9
4.2
A person who talks a lot and often does not stop
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7.9
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
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9.9
A person who talks very fast and is hard to understand
2
5.7
A person who talks too much or cannot keep secrets
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8.9
A person who talks too much in a silly or annoying way
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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
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8.2
A person who talks too much in an annoying way
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5.5
A person who talks a lot and often annoys others
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8.2
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
A person who talks quickly about unimportant things
A person who talks too much about small things and bores others
A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things
A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention
A person who speaks too much and stops other people from speaking
A person who talks nonsense and babbles
A person who talks a lot in a silly, not important way
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
A person who talks a lot, often in a funny way
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.