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shoot one's mouth off vs speak

speak vs shoot one's mouth off

shoot one's mouth off and speak both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot one's mouth off No No Yes No
speak No No Yes No
As verbs, speak is a hypernym of shoot one's mouth off; that is, speak is a word with a broader meaning than shoot one's mouth off:
  • shoot one's mouth off: speak spontaneously and without restraint
  • speak: express in speech
Other hypernyms of shoot one's mouth off include mouth, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize.
shoot one's mouth off (verb) speak (verb)
speak spontaneously and without restraint express in speech
exchange thoughts; talk with
use language
give a speech to
make a characteristic or natural sound
Difference between shoot one's mouth off and speak

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