motor mouth

Never stops gabbing

A motor mouth is someone who talks excessively and often rapidly, seemingly unable to stop.

The term suggests a mouth that runs like a motor—constant, mechanical, unstoppable.

It's typically used with mild disapproval or affectionate teasing: My sister is such a motor mouth; she talked the entire car ride.

As a verb, to motor-mouth means to chatter on relentlessly.

quality

garrulous

Tediously long-winded

talkative · long-winded · wordy · effusive · chatty · gregarious · unreserved · outspoken · glib · fluent

excess

nonstop

Without pause or break

unceasing · tireless · rapid-fire · breathless · unstoppable · constant · continuous · compulsive · runaway · verbal diarrhea

chatterbox

blabbermouth

One who reveals secrets

prattler · jabberer · yammerer · gossip · yapper · loudmouth · talker · rambler · chatterer · blatherer

speech

babble

Incoherent speech

  • jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
  • prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
  • yammerComplain loudly, persistently

blather · ramble · gab · natter · yak · gabble · blabber · chitchat · patter · maunder

Categories
Opposites
verbal output volume

motor mouthmute

Without voice or sound

man of few words · woman of few words · clam · strong silent type · taciturn

listening vs. speaking orientation

motor mouthgood listener

sounding board · listener · confidant · all ears · observer

verbal restraint/self-control

motor mouthdeliberate

Consciously chosen, not accidental

economical · succinct · terse · pithy · laconic

Family

motor, mouth, motors, motored, motoring, motorist, motorize, motorized, motorization

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G