mouthed (down)

past tense of mouth (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthed (down)
Verb
  • Foldable for easy storage, this set can quickly be put away when inclement weather rolls in.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
  • How much to put away for emergencies Generally, financial advisors recommend having three to six months’ worth of expenses stashed in a savings account for emergencies.
    Natalie Wu, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nationalists of various political stripes organized the Korean Provisional Government—Korea’s government in exile— in Shanghai, after Japanese authorities had violently put down the protests.
    Kornel Chang September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • There’s hard, mundane work outside of putting down the bottle and putting down the pipe.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like cheese, olive oil is digested slowly.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Treasury yields continued to dip on Thursday as investors digested more weak data on the labor market.
    Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Getting swallowed by a tech giant expecting hockey-stick growth has proved untenable.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In a sight that became more-than-familiar to Boise State fans, Jeanty seemed to be swallowed in the scrum at the line of scrimmage, before bursting out of the side and powering himself into the endzone.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Mouthed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthed%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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