word of mouth

Speech parts

1. word of mouth - Noun

2. word of mouth - Phrase

3. word of mouth - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

expressed orally

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Alternative names

word-of-mouth

Synonyms

grapevine said accepted spoken vocal oral verbal voiced articulated articulate rumor unwritten tacit hearsay lingual
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Antonyms

paper anal silent explicit incorrect implicit
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Hypernyms

comment gossip scuttlebutt

Examples

a viva-voce report Source: Internet

the film had good word-of-mouth publicity Source: Internet

A lot of it comes from word of mouth. Source: Internet

After experiencing backlash for planning this risky, word-of-mouth affair, La Scala responded to the controversy with on Instagram. Source: Internet

As Peter Biskind describes, "It was not platformed, that is, it did not open in a handful of theaters and roll out slowly as word of mouth built, the traditional way of releasing an indie film ; it went wide immediately, into 1,100 theaters." Source: Internet

According to word of mouth, the creature was faster than a deer, but wielded shorter horns (or antlers). Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

word of mouth

Close letter words and terms

word of honour word of identification Word of Life word of native origin word of one syllable word of praise