often attributive
1
a
: the natural opening through which food passes into the body of an animal and which in vertebrates is typically bounded externally by the lips and internally by the pharynx and encloses the tongue, gums, and teeth
b
: grimace
made a mouth
c
: an individual requiring food
had too many mouths to feed
2
b
: mouthpiece sense 3a
he is the mouth … of the House in its relations with the Crown—
T. E. May
T. E. May
c(1)
: a tendency to excessive talk
he is not all mouth … he gets results—Time
Time
(2)
: saucy or disrespectful language : impudence
just don't take any mouth from him—Jackson Burgess
Jackson Burgess3
: something that resembles a mouth especially in affording entrance or exit: such as
a
: the place where a stream enters a larger body of water
b
: the surface opening of an underground cavity (see cavity sense 1)
the mouth of a well
the mouth of a volcano
c
: the opening of a container
the mouth of a bottle
d
: an opening in the side of an organ flue pipe
mouthed; mouthing; mouths
1
2
: to take into the mouth
especially
: eat
1
a
: to talk pompously : rant
—often used with off
b
: to talk insolently or impudently
—usually used with off
2
: to move the mouth especially so as to make faces
mouther
noun
Synonyms
Examples of mouth in a Sentence
Noun
He kissed her on the mouth.
He threatened to punch me in the mouth.
She stood there with her mouth agape.
I burned the roof of my mouth.
They told him to keep his mouth closed when chewing and not to talk with his mouth full.
He wiped his mouth with a napkin after eating.
She regretted saying it as soon as the words were out of her mouth.
The smell of the food made my mouth water.
The candy melts in your mouth.
The medication is taken by mouth.
Verb
She was just mouthing the usual meaningless platitudes about the need for reform.
silently mouthing the words to a song
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Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Here’s the description: The Superstitious Man is the kind who washes his hands in three springs, sprinkles himself with water from a temple font, puts a laurel sprig in his mouth, and then is ready for the day’s perambulations.
—Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
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
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Noun
This time, a man wearing a gaiter that covered his nose and mouth was accompanied by three other individuals who appeared intimidating to Raimi.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Here’s the description: The Superstitious Man is the kind who washes his hands in three springs, sprinkles himself with water from a temple font, puts a laurel sprig in his mouth, and then is ready for the day’s perambulations.
—Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
Fike doesn’t mouth along to the songs, make distinct markers of when one ends and another begins, or even mention the titles of any of them.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
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
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“Mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouth. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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mouth
1 of 2 noun1
: the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal and which in vertebrates is typically surrounded on the outside by the lips and encloses the tongue, gums, and teeth
2
: grimace
make a mouth
3
: an opening that is like a mouth
the mouth of a cave
the mouth of a container
4
: the place where a stream enters a larger body of water
mouth
2 of 2 verb1
a
: to speak or utter especially proudly or loudly : declaim
b
: to repeat without belief or understanding
mouth empty phrases
2
a
: to form with the lips without speaking
the librarian mouthed "quiet"
3
: to take into the mouth
mouther
noun
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