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run at the mouth
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk trivially, often incessantly |
| Synonyms: | blab, blubber, blurt, burble, cackle, chat, chatter, gibber, go on, gossip, gush, jabber, mumble, murmur, mutter, patter, prate, prattle, rant, rave, run off at the mouth, run on, spill the beans, squeal, talk foolishly, talk incoherently, talk nonsensically, tattle, trivialize, yak, yakkety yak |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
| Main Entry: | blurt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | utter suddenly |
| Synonyms: | babble, betray, blab, burst out with, call out, come out with, cry out, disclose, divulge, exclaim, give away, jabber, leak, let on, let out, let slip, let the cat ouf of the bag, reveal, run off at the mouth, spill the beans, spout |
| Antonyms: | keep quiet |
| Main Entry: | rap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk casually; speak abruptly |
| Synonyms: | babble, bark, chat, chatter, chitchat, confabulate, converse, discourse, jabber, palaver, run off at the mouth, spit, talk |
| Notes: | hip-hop is a culture and rap is a style of music that is one of the components of hip-hop; hip-hop music is not the same as rap - it is a fusion of rapping and deejaying hip-hop is rap, but not all rap is hip-hop; hip-hop has a particular beat and uses scratching and breaks/samples rap (noun) is a reproach for some lapse or misdeed - (verb) strike sharply and swiftly; a wrap (noun) is a cloak that is folded around a person - (verb) arrange or fold as a cover or protection to wrap is to enclose in a covering; to rap is to knock or tap on something, or create a rhythmic type of music |
| Main Entry: | shoot the breeze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chat, converse |
| Synonyms: | BS, chatter, chew the fat, gab, palaver, prate, prattle*, run off at the mouth, schmooze, shoot the bull, yack, yap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | yap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chatter |
| Synonyms: | babble, blather, chit-chat, gab, gibber, go on, gossip, jabber, jaw, prate, prattle, ramble, run off at the mouth, talk a lot, twaddle |
| Main Entry: | gibber |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | babble |
| Synonyms: | blab, blather, blubber, blurt, burble, cackle, chat, chatter, gabble, go on, gossip, gush, jabber, mumble, murmur, mutter, patter, prate, prattle, rant, rave, run off at the mouth, run on, spill the beans, squeal, tal, talk foolishly, talk incoherently |
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