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gullets

noun

plural of gullet

as in mouths

the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach food traveling down the gullet

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Recent Examples of gullets This mix is a scrumptious way to get vegetables happily down the kid’s gullets. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026

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Finding bodies with their heads removed, bricks in their mouths, or – as in this case – a sickle pointing at their throat, automatically earns suspicion as a vampire.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
During the protest, participants wore wedding dresses, duct-taped their mouths and chained their wrists on the Capitol steps to call on lawmakers to pass the measure.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of mouths

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At Brooks Falls, visitors watch from elevated platforms as the bruins barrel through the shallows in pursuit of silvery fish or stake out prime positions on the lip of the falls, waiting for salmon to vault from the water into their gaping maws.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
Their lips, jaws, and the interior of their maws are—in terms of rigidity—akin to a ceramic dinner plate.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

Definition of maws

Noun

This can lead women to clench their jaws or pelvic muscles, or grind their teeth.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
One of the most prominent farms was at Hamat Gader, a tourist site near the Jordanian border, where visitors watched handlers wrestle crocodiles, force open their jaws and flip them onto their backs.

— Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

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