Read the excerpt from "Gumption."

She had heard about it before from me, but she just wanted to get my wife to running her mouth—and keep her mind off the fact that they hadn’t paid their rent that month.

What is the most likely meaning of the phrase running her mouth?

Responses

talking a lot

talking a lot

discussing thoughtfully

discussing thoughtfully

speaking very fast

speaking very fast

drooling saliva

1 answer

The most likely meaning of the phrase "running her mouth" is talking a lot.

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