Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tear-mouth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
tear--mouth
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blustering, boisterous person.

Obsolete

noun

An overactor.

Obsolete

adj

Vociferous.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tear + mouth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tear-mouths (plural) more tear-mouth (comparative) most tear-mouth (superlative)

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does tear-mouth mean?
A blustering, boisterous person.
Where does tear-mouth come from?
From tear + mouth.

How to pronounce tear-mouth

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