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
  • Year-end is when most of them make like an autumn squirrel and choose how much of next year’s pay to put away for the future.
    Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Popular on Variety All that’s left is to put away the phone and enjoy the experience.
    Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of put away
Verb
  • Will Xi Jinping offer Trump a deal to let China militarize the whole South China Sea, and later digest Taiwan at leisure?
    Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • So where our food is being digested is also the same area where the neurotransmitters are active and functioning and impacting things.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of digest
Verb
  • Common symptoms include a sore throat from tissue irritation, bad breath caused by thriving bacteria, and sometimes difficulty swallowing, if the stones are big enough.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Cherished memories — photo albums, family heirlooms, and tokens of love — swallowed by floodwaters and carried miles away, are now reduced to mere fragments and discarded amid the wreckage.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of swallow
Verb
  • 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
  • All of that work, however, may have only been a prologue for her tour-de-force performance wolfing down a mile-high burger.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of wolf
Verb
  • Calling itself the oldest African restaurant in New York City, Massawa put down roots in 1988 and has been delighting guests ever since.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Ultra Running Coach, Trails and Tarmac owner, running shoe reviewer, and podcaster Brett Hornig put down well over 100 running miles testing layers in wintry conditions.
    Nathan Pipenberg, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 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
  • If necessary, vampire bats can gorge and consume four times their body weight in liquid.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Koalas spend most of their time sleeping and eating — consuming a diet mostly of eucalyptus leaves.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of consume
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