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as in jaws
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal
the baby chicks opened their mouths very wide and chirped piteously when their mother came back with worms
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as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
the boy usually makes a mouth when he gets an injection
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as in cheek
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
I won't tolerate you giving your mother mouth about everything
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as in spokesperson
a person who speaks for another or for a group
the press secretary is the official mouth of the administration
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as in to grimace
to distort one's face
when her mother told her to mind, the little girl mouthed insolently and rolled her eyes
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as in to mutter
to speak softly and unclearly
the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath
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Recent Examples of mouth
Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
His tiny pink tongue hung out of his mouth much of the time.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Each kit has several toys kids can mouth and grasp that are intended to help foster development.
—Taryn Mohrman, wsj.com, 8 Dec. 2023
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Noun
The mom of two's mouth then dropped as her son smiled at her, before repeating the curse word for a final time.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
His tiny pink tongue hung out of his mouth much of the time.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
Also present was Dmitri Shostakovich, who had come to New York at Stalin’s behest, in order to mouth propaganda at the Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Each kit has several toys kids can mouth and grasp that are intended to help foster development.
—Taryn Mohrman, wsj.com, 8 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouth
Noun
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Where does anxiety come in? Usually through the fingertips and toes, exiting in involuntary grimaces and moans, especially around 2AM.—
Kristen Radtke,
The Verge,
24 Jan. 2025
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Associated with such grimaces were very fast upward swinging movements of the arms and alternate bending and straightening of each leg such that the right foot especially would stamp against the ground.—
Caitlyn Murphy,
Hazlitt,
13 Nov. 2024
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On Friday, the Prince and Princess of Wales Instagram account posted a shot of William, 42, kissing Kate, 43, on the cheek from a September 2024 shoot.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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For a little color in her cheeks, Potter tapped on Saie's Dew Blush (again with a liquid finish), then blended Chanel's buttery Les Beiges Bronzing Cream across her cheekbones.—
Elle Turner,
Glamour,
15 Feb. 2025
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That totals more than $425,000 of public money thrown away for nothing – although this amount is incomplete according to a district spokesperson who said at the time that more invoices were expected.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni told reporters Monday that Francis remains in good spirits.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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At the Starbucks in Chicago on Monday, a man entered the cafe and paced back and forth, muttering to himself.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The van pulled into the street, and the crowd followed, muttering lamentations.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Celebrate every baby milestone, adorable laugh, and that undeniably cute face with a name off this list.—
Stephanie Kasulka,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2025
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Rain also causes the river banks to rise and rock faces to become slippery.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Serve up in a stemmed glass, and garnish with a scowl, or perhaps a war story.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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With a scowl on his face, a beer in one hand, a cigarette in the other, Ferrell's unexpected appearance had fans equal parts amused and confused.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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No disrespect to Sir Paul McCartney, but Dwayne Carter Jr. (a.k.a. Lil Wayne) clearly had the superior musical medley of the night.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Public disrespect should be met with the most immediate public apology through the same medium.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Instead, former Arkansas Razorback track and field athlete Raymond Higgs -- an Olympic long jumper who represented the Bahamas in the 2012 games -- has been expelled, said UA spokesman Laura Jacobs. ...—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Three family members visited Ford on Thursday morning, according to Ted Veerman, a spokesman for the Florida Department of Corrections.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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