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as in grimaced
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 mumbled
to speak softly and unclearly
the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath
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Recent Examples of mouthed
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
26 May 2026
Identify and exclude—they’re tractor-mouthed diggers.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Royals broadcaster Eric Hosmer summed up the fan response to that Erceg foul-mouthed slip-up.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
Players and coaches have become maddeningly mealy-mouthed, striving to avoid upsetting agents, sponsors, owners, fans, thin-skinned politicians, and whoever else might object.
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Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Voiced by series creator, writer, director, and executive producer Seth MacFarlane, Ted is a hilariously foul-mouthed character and a magical fantasy creation born from the wishes of his owner John (Max Burkholder).
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
26 May 2026
Identify and exclude—they’re tractor-mouthed diggers.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Royals broadcaster Eric Hosmer summed up the fan response to that Erceg foul-mouthed slip-up.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
Players and coaches have become maddeningly mealy-mouthed, striving to avoid upsetting agents, sponsors, owners, fans, thin-skinned politicians, and whoever else might object.
—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.
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And that became mighty inconvenient in the seventh inning, when shortstop Willy Adames swung through a pitch, grimaced with lower back pain and made a tapping-out gesture to the dugout.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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This succession was muddied thanks to the meddling of the King’s Hand, Otto Hightower, and the king’s own mumbled words on his deathbed to his wife, Alicent.
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Claiborne mumbled his responses to questions.
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This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
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Malik Tillman stared at the ball for a free kick just outside the box, to the left of the goal.
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Roberto Baggio stared at the ground next to the 12-yard penalty spot in California after sending Italy’s final attempt over the crossbar in the 1994 World Cup final against Brazil — the first time a men’s tournament had been decided on penalties.
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True to form, the Boards of Canada resurrection has murmured to life so quietly that only the most obsessive of code breakers twigged it early on.
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Ludwig murmured, the mist outside the window mostly covering the mountain.
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For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.
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His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
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“Mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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