bad-mouth
verb/ˈbæd maʊθ/
/ˈbæd maʊθ/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bad-mouth | /ˈbæd maʊθ/ /ˈbæd maʊθ/ |
| he / she / it bad-mouths | /ˈbæd maʊθs/ /ˈbæd maʊθs/ |
| past simple bad-mouthed | /ˈbæd maʊθt/ /ˈbæd maʊθt/ |
| past participle bad-mouthed | /ˈbæd maʊθt/ /ˈbæd maʊθt/ |
| -ing form bad-mouthing | /ˈbæd maʊθɪŋ/ /ˈbæd maʊθɪŋ/ |
- bad-mouth somebody to say unpleasant things about somebody
- No one wants to employ somebody who bad-mouths their former employer.
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