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noun

ˈmau̇th How to pronounce mouth (audio)
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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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verb

ˈmau̇t͟h How to pronounce mouth (audio)
1
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
Noun
Jackson suffered serious injuries to her face, lip, mouth, left wrist and other body parts, including second-degree burns, the lawsuit reads. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 After an intense police manhunt, Sandifer was found dead, his body lying in the mouth of a pedestrian walkway at 108th Street and Dauphin Avenue. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
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True and Dream then appeared in the same way, with True expertly flipping her sunglasses onto her face in time to the music, before the trio joined Kardashian to mouth the lyrics. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for mouth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouth
  1. jaws
  2. grimace
  3. cheek
  4. spokesperson
  5. mutter
  6. mug
  7. frown
  8. disrespect
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
Definition of jaws
Noun
  • Back at the team bus, the high fives and handshakes wore grimaces.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • He was knocked down by center Brayden Schenn on the final faceoff, then skated off the ice with a grimace.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of grimace
Noun
  • Rose Gray played her All Points East festival set with super-sparkled cheeks, while Lady Gaga tested out the season’s trending clavi-cut.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Done with a cheek swab, blood draw or saliva sample, this testing mainly looks at liver enzymes that affect how the body metabolizes medicines.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • An immigration judge issued a final order of removal on July 22 after Yiannopoulos failed to show up for his immigration hearing, a DHS spokesperson wrote in an email.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The return of service is conditioned on the reopening of Caracas’ main airport, American spokesperson Cameryn Junck said.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of spokesperson
Verb
  • When John finally reunites with Hal (who charges the ring against the lantern while quickly muttering his oath), the frustrated protégé immediately confronts his teacher with all the suspicions he was meant to keep secret.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • That’s when Way mutters the p-word — under his breath for plausible deniability, but certainly still with the intention of being heard, smirking at the sound of my laughter.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of mutter
Noun
  • Though your home may have its share of appliances, mail, mugs, or anything else that lives on your countertops daily, they should be removed before listing.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In the bustling Nyamirambo sector of Kigali, customers at Moses Sansiman's milk bar are spilling out into the street holding large glass mugs full of the creamy white drink.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of mug
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  • The late-night host teasingly drew his face into a frown in order to copy Washington’s facial expression.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Lee indulges that emotional ambiguity, the way the pedal steel can blur the distinction between a frown and a smile.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of frown
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  • The public weighted plain disrespect – how people are treated, apart from the economics – significantly more heavily than the philosophers did.
    — ESMT Berlin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the millions upon millions of words written and said about this World Cup, who has shown disrespect to players from Haiti, or any other smaller nation?
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of disrespect

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