word of mouth
/ˌwɜːd əv ˈmaʊθ/noun
उच्चारण वर्ड अव माउथ
मौखिक प्रचार, लोगों की ज़ुबानी
Core word
noun
- 1
[U]
the process of people telling each other about something in conversation, rather than through advertisements or writing
मौखिक प्रचार, लोगों की ज़ुबानी
- The restaurant became popular by word of mouth.
- Most of our new students come through word of mouth.
adjective
- 1
[only before noun]
spread by people telling each other
मौखिक, ज़ुबानी
- The film's success was due to strong word-of-mouth publicity.
- Word-of-mouth praise helped the new tutor fill every batch within a month.
§Grammar and usage
It is written with hyphens when it comes before a noun (word-of-mouth publicity), but without hyphens elsewhere (by word of mouth).
Noun से पहले आने पर इसमें hyphen लगते हैं (word-of-mouth publicity), लेकिन अन्य जगहों पर नहीं (by word of mouth)।