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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 grimaces
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 spokesmen
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 stares
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 mutters
to speak softly and unclearly
the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath
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Recent Examples of mouths
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
What righty Cade Cavalli shouted at Willson Contreras drifted into the Boston night, fading just beyond the field’s ears and scarcely repeated by the mouths of those who heard.
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Noah White,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
Four meals a day, and 61 mouths to feed.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Cats breathing with their mouths open should also be treated as an emergency.
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Derek James,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Public Luxury is less a dissertation on those tenets than an emotional response to the struggle to achieve it—mouths dripping with venom, eyes swollen with tears, hearts heavy with love.
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Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
All those female mouths and caves!
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Many patients who once focused almost entirely on cost now spend time researching what will actually be placed in their mouths and how those materials have performed over time.
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Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Manta rays possess dramatic cephalic lobes near their mouths.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
Other players have covered their mouths while speaking to opponents during the World Cup, but a red card is only issued if the conversation occurs during a confrontation or heated exchange.
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Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
What righty Cade Cavalli shouted at Willson Contreras drifted into the Boston night, fading just beyond the field’s ears and scarcely repeated by the mouths of those who heard.
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Noah White,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
Four meals a day, and 61 mouths to feed.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Cats breathing with their mouths open should also be treated as an emergency.
—
Derek James,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Public Luxury is less a dissertation on those tenets than an emotional response to the struggle to achieve it—mouths dripping with venom, eyes swollen with tears, hearts heavy with love.
—
Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
All those female mouths and caves!
—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Many patients who once focused almost entirely on cost now spend time researching what will actually be placed in their mouths and how those materials have performed over time.
—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Manta rays possess dramatic cephalic lobes near their mouths.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouths
Noun
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In an interview with Mental Floss, competitive eater Yasir Salem discusses how speed eaters will chew gum to strengthen their jaws to avoid fatigue during competitions.
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The front treble hook was embedded in the pike’s jaws but was no longer attached to the body of the plug.
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And yet, the wry grimaces that followed said the quiet part out loud.
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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.
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Tiger and Rory ultimately became friends and fellow spokesmen for Nike.
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Managers, as always, are the game’s primary spokesmen, meeting with the media before and after every game.
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In the aforementioned Sylvia, Gwyneth Paltrow stares moodily into the void or shrieks at Daniel Craig’s skulking Hughes for coming home late.
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The first photo of the two-slide carousel shows Prince Harry holding Lilibet in his arms while Meghan, her arm on her husband, stares lovingly at her daughter.
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Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.
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Big names and big faces on television are bound to have their critics.
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Every round, both losing players have to put stickers on their faces.
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Numbers might be up, but frowns are also up.
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No smiles, no frowns, no fluctuations of body warmth.
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Both look over at me and then Lumet mumbles something and the conversation abruptly ends.
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Meanwhile, everyone is still running around like the Keystone Kops chasing Billie, passing an old lady in a bed eating Jell-O who mumbles something in Diné.
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“Mouths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouths. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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