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as in jaws
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal
the baby chicks opened their mouths very wide and chirped piteously when their mother came back with worms
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as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
the boy usually makes a mouth when he gets an injection
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as in cheek
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
I won't tolerate you giving your mother mouth about everything
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as in spokesperson
a person who speaks for another or for a group
the press secretary is the official mouth of the administration
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as in to grimace
to distort one's face
when her mother told her to mind, the little girl mouthed insolently and rolled her eyes
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as in to mutter
to speak softly and unclearly
the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath
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Recent Examples of mouth
ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
As the study authors described, Culasawani is situated along the north coast of Vanua Levu at the mouth of a river that provides an abundant supply of shallow-water marine shellfish.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
The Bulldogs players began to tap their friends and mouth the quarterback’s name.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Pineiro's left eye was punished by Price's right hooks, but Pineiro cut Price's mouth in the fifth round and Price couldn't prevent blood spattering her chest, white shirt and shorts for the rest of the bout.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
As the study authors described, Culasawani is situated along the north coast of Vanua Levu at the mouth of a river that provides an abundant supply of shallow-water marine shellfish.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
As in the never-ending parade of ostensibly Christian exorcism movies, religious belief here seems like a superficial excuse for a stock array of supernatural hoodoo — no matter how many times Chalik’s Abuyya pauses the action to mouth some healing doctrine.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
The Bulldogs players began to tap their friends and mouth the quarterback’s name.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouth
Noun
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The green Rio Grande rests like a ribbon in the jaws of jagged canyons.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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First responders used the jaws of life to free the vehicle’s passengers, according to media reports.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And yet, the wry grimaces that followed said the quiet part out loud.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the video, Claffey tries to move Ansell away from the subject and grimaces at the camera when his costar seems to say a little too much.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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Photos from the hospital show him with a bandage on his head, a bruised, swollen eye and a bloody gash on his cheek.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The testing can be conducted via saliva, cheek swab or blood sample.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The rezoning request is tentatively scheduled for a public hearing on April 20, followed by zoning committee review on May 5 and a City Council vote as soon as May 18, according to city spokesperson Jack VanderToll.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ramirez’s spokesperson said the commissioner’s office is working with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office to determine why the county accepted the road into its inventory all those years ago.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Past albums like Lyfë and 2093 were best experienced as hourslong excursions into illegible rage-rap experiences that washed over the listener, with Yeat’s voice muttering his harmonies amid glitchy laptop bangers.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the director was egging me on, encouraging me to go further with the hunching and muttering.—
Andrew Martin,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One of his favorite treats is Oreo cookies, which always bring a smile to his face.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Kings came into the game stressing a good start, having been outscored 5-1 in the first period of their previous three outings, and instead face planted to spot the Maple Leafs a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Not a quiver in his lips, yet his frown growing.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
3 Dec. 2025
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My best friend Russell is an acupuncturist, and seemed like the perfect person to place my tape, slapping it on my frown lines, crow’s-feet, and nasolabial folds.—
Lena Dunham,
Vogue,
19 Nov. 2025
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The store’s workers allegedly started showing the video to customers, which was interpreted by Pierce’s family as disrespect to the dead, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The amount of disrespect shown the Broncos is disgusting.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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