downmouth en · VERB
Etymology
From down- + mouth.
Meanings
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To speak negatively or critically.
Such downmouthing of the profession is almost incredible.
1958, Recruiting New Talent for News Staffs, page 6:Carriers complained of harassment in the form of route additions, street supervision, mail counts, and "downmouthing" by supervisors.
1984, Vern Kenneth Baxter, Organizational change, technology and labor in the post office:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| downmouthed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| downmouthed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| downmouthing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| downmouths | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |