loudmouth

noun

loud·​mouth ˈlau̇d-ˌmau̇th How to pronounce loudmouth (audio)
: a loudmouthed person

Examples of loudmouth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Pitt's performance, his calm in the face of enormous risk spoke louder than a ferocious loudmouth ever could. Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023 Then there was one glorious loudmouth, the Rickles of Sirius country. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024 Having more than two parties would also separate the loudmouths from the changemakers, forcing extremists out of the mainstream. Gabriel Levin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024 Dom DeLuise provides the comic relief as a ditzy, lovelorn crow, paving the way for Robin Williams’s and Eddie Murphy’s star turns as loudmouth Disney-cartoon sidekicks. Vogue, 17 July 2023 The Dodgers at first rescinded their invitation under pressure from loudmouths who argued that the Sisters mocked Catholicism by desecrating its holy rituals and objects and by just being. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023 Frankly, the league missed an opportunity to send that message during the first round when Russell Westbrook acted like a loudmouth bully, threatening a Suns fan who talked trash to him after a game. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2023 Howard Cosell, the know-it-all loudmouth. Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 7 July 2020 The drunk loudmouth who can't stop blathering. Jeff Pearlman, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of loudmouth was in 1870

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“Loudmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loudmouth. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

loudmouth

noun
loud·​mouth -ˌmau̇th How to pronounce loudmouth (audio)
: a person given to loud unpleasant talk
loudmouthed
-ˈmau̇t͟hd
-ˈmau̇tht
adjective

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