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
  • Particularly for those who are audio learners or who benefit from dialogic learning, consider closing your laptop and putting away your notebook.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • As part of those preparations, passengers must return their seats to an upright position, fasten their seatbelts, put away large electronic devices, and stow seat-back trays.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 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
  • In a game where a D-man on the other side put up two, seeing the team’s two most skilled defencemen finish with zero shots each and losing their minutes at five-on-five is a tough pill to swallow.
    Omar White, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The Huskies were also swallowed up on the boards, getting out-rebounded 25-16 in the first half and allowing 11 second-chance points to the Irish.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of swallow
Verb
  • There’s a complete lack of self-consciousness in Mother’s wolfing down handfuls of meatloaf or playfully woofing at strangers in public, and that’s matched by what Adams is doing to bring this woman to life.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of wolf
Verb
  • With two young daughters at home, he’s put down roots in Chicago, having signed a two-year contract over the summer.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the deployment of troops to the National Assembly that night to put down protests that erupted and prevent access to the building, lawmakers were able to bypass the barricades and cast a unanimous vote to overturn Yoon's declaration.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of put down
Verb
  • Eating it: Some folks spoon directly into their mouths.
    Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
  • 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
Definition of eat
Verb
  • Surprising Fact On a body weight basis, children 2 to 5 years old consume about twice as much of the red dye through food as the general population, according to the FDA.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • How to Manage: To manage a lack of sleep from alcohol, either eliminate it from your diet or consume moderately during the day, making sure to stop imbibing well before your bedtime.
    Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of consume
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