bigmouth C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈbɪɡˌmaʊθ/ UK /ˈbɪɡˌmaʊθ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a loud, talkative person who reveals secrets Don't tell that bigmouth or the whole town will know. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a loud, talkative person... blabbermouthgossiploudmouthblabbertattletale Word family Derived forms bigmouthed Related forms bigmouth Etymology AI details A compound of big + mouth (Old English mūþ), used figuratively for a person who talks too much or indiscreetly. mūþ Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bigmouth **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɪɡˌmaʊθ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɪɡˌmaʊθ/ ## Meanings 1. a loud, talkative person who reveals secrets ## Examples - Don't tell that bigmouth or the whole town will know. ## Synonyms - blabbermouth - gossip - loudmouth - blabber - tattletale ## Derived Forms - bigmouthed ## Related Forms - big - mouth ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mūþ ## Etymology A compound of big + mouth (Old English mūþ), used figuratively for a person who talks too much or indiscreetly. ## AI Etymology Bigmouth is a compound of big + mouth (Old English mūþ), used figuratively for a person who talks too much or indiscreetly. Important recorded forms include mūþ (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a loud, talkative person who reveals secrets. The wider family includes derived forms such as bigmouthed and related words such as big and mouth. ## Topics - People & Society markdown