mouth (down)

verb

Definition of mouth (down)next
as in to gobble (up or down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouth (down)
  1. put away
  2. digest
  3. swallow
  4. wolf
  5. put down
  6. eat
  7. consume
Verb
  • Southwest Airlines will start landing procedures at a higher altitude, requiring travelers to fasten their seatbelts and put away laptops and tray tables earlier in the flight.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Bemidji State 20, Western Colorado 19: With the Mountaineers driving to put away their second playoff victory in as many weeks, fate took a cruel turn.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of put away
Verb
  • European markets closed higher on Wednesday, as traders digested corporate updates and the latest U.S. inflation data.
    Sam Meredith,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR were little changed as investors digested slightly higher jobless claims data.
    Lawrence Delevingne and Dhara Ranasinghe, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of digest
Verb
  • This bag swallows an impressive amount of stuff and remains comfortable.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Children can suffer serious or deadly injuries after swallowing button batteries, which power a wide range of household items.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of swallow
Verb
  • In 2019, one edition that sold for $190,000 at Art Basel Miami was wolfed down by performance artist David Datuna.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Every 30 days, expect an array of songs, diverse and delicious, served hot off the flat-top and waiting to be wolfed down.
    Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of wolf
Verb
  • Wendy put down her dummy proudly; the Cynic viewed it with distaste.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • After all, the guy at the top was putting down the very idea of the media with every second breath.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of put down
Verb
  • New this year to True Nature is a retreat for those with eating disorders and their family members.
    Plain Dealer guest writer, cleveland.com, 19 July 2017
  • However hot dogs may have originated, the council estimates Americans will eat 7 billion of them between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day.
    Don Sweeney, sacbee, 19 July 2017
Definition of eat
Verb
  • As consuming as the war in Ukraine has been for Russia, the Kremlin does not see it as superseding its Middle East ambitions.
    Nicole Grajewski, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
  • In its notices, the health agency warned about the risks associated with consuming raw milk and informed people that pasteurized milk remained safe to drink.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of consume
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