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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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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
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
And, as it’s been said, everybody has a plan until you get punched in the mouth.
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Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Or to sometimes instinctively mouth the words to Christmas carols the kids sang to him with tears or confusion in their eyes.
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Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, for your own protection, never place your hands near its mouth.
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Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
And, as it’s been said, everybody has a plan until you get punched in the mouth.
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Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Verb
Trump has been willing to mouth these words.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Or to sometimes instinctively mouth the words to Christmas carols the kids sang to him with tears or confusion in their eyes.
—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouth
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In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground.
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The blockbuster trade that sent Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers had dads everywhere dropping their jaws and grill tongs.
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He was immortalized in a perpetual full-body muscle flex, and bore the grimace of a guy who really, really wants to pick a fight.
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And Ahmed, with his fearful eyes and tense grimace, makes for a compellingly sad and isolated figure.
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Hakan Akgun / Anadolu via Getty Images The Houston stadium exploded with thundering applause, fans in blue jerseys and cheeks painted with the Cape Verdean flag cheering with joy.
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His fellow University of Pennsylvania football players performed cheek swabs on students who stopped to sign up at the event this spring.
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The Department of Homeland Security is changing the guidelines for Iran’s national soccer team ahead of its third World Cup match on Friday to accommodate extra time afforded to other countries in the tournament, an agency spokesperson said.
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Dawn Foster, a spokesperson for the Sacramento SPCA, brought Rooster, a herding mix, to the conference.
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Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
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In the shadows of the long-hut, the elders muttered among themselves—of portents and crops and weather and the storage of grain.
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According to the report, the boy first developed progressive facial numbness and tingling on the right side of his face, followed by loss of appetite, painful swallowing and vomiting.
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Kiros, who defeated DeGette, is now the face of democratic socialists in the state.
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Numbers might be up, but frowns are also up.
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Turning a smile into a frown, or a frown into a smile.
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And there’s no disrespect intended to fellow Hawks draftee Zuby Ejiofor (a 6-foot-7, 245-pound senior who was Big East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year?
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Now the removal or disrespect for women.
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“Mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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