: orally communicated
also
: generated from or reliant on oral publicity
word-of-mouth customers
a word-of-mouth business
: oral communication
especially
: oral often inadvertent publicity
Examples of word-of-mouth in a Sentence
Adjective
not having the money to run ads, the restaurant relies on word-of-mouth publicity
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Strong relationships can create advocates who feel valued and heard, which leads to organic word-of-mouth growth.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Committee Of 200, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Other awardees have received no official notification and only learned through word of mouth that their funding was canceled.
—Brett Kelman, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Netflix’s word-of-mouth breakout Adolescence climbed to the top of the U.S. streaming charts in late March.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Strong relationships can create advocates who feel valued and heard, which leads to organic word-of-mouth growth.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun phrase
In today's social media era, word of mouth goes beyond verbal recommendations.
—Committee Of 200, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Other awardees have received no official notification and only learned through word of mouth that their funding was canceled.
—Brett Kelman, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Word-of-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-of-mouth. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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