mouth off
Third Person
mouths off
Present Participle
mouthing off
Past Tense
mouthed off
Past Participle
mouthed off
1
to complain or speak loudly in an immoderate way
- He mouthed off about the bad food the entire night.
- They kept mouthing off about the price increases.
- She mouthed off whenever things didn't go her way.
- He mouthed off about politics at the party.
- They were still mouthing off when everyone else had dropped the subject.
2
to speak rudely or disrespectfully, especially to someone in authority
- She mouthed off to the teacher and got detention.
- Don't mouth off to your boss; you'll regret it.
- He mouthed off at the police officer and made things worse.
- The players mouthed off to the referee during the game.
- Stop mouthing off and show some respect.