Synonyms of mouthing

mouthing

verb

present participle of mouth

1

as in grimacing

to distort one's face

when her mother told her to mind, the little girl mouthed insolently and rolled her eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grimacing
• staring
• frowning
• scowling
• sneering
• smirking
• mugging
• making faces
• glaring
• gazing
• growling
• snarling
• pouting
• making a face
• pulling a face
• contorting
• deforming
• ogling
• gaping
• twisting
• glowering
• warping
• simpering
• louring
• lowering
• glooming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiling
• grinning
• beaming

2

as in muttering

to speak softly and unclearly

the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• muttering
• mumbling
• murmuring
• whispering
• grunting
• chuntering
• panting
• gasping
• chattering
• babbling
• drivelling
• gibbering
• jabbering
• prattling
• breathing
• blabbing
• gabbling
• rambling
• driveling
• buzzing
• maundering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speaking out
• articulating
• speaking up
• enunciating