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maw

noun

Definition of maw

as in mouth

literary the mouth, jaws, or throat of an animal the gaping maw of the tiger

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Recent Examples of maw Dried seafood shops spill over with scallops, fish maw, and abalone. — Mimi Thorisson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 That gives scientists a rare and fleeting insight into the connection that exists between matter falling to the maw of a black hole and the material being blasted out at near light-speed as jets of plasma. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Decapitated, the fairy of Smoking with Oneself (2021–26) puffs a cigarette from the gaping red maw of her throat. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026 Who shall enter the cavernous maw of our fair stadium next? — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for maw

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This one, steeped in milk and cream, sparks off the roof of your mouth with a gentle chile burn and the pleasantly numbing zap of cloves.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Two Black men are rendered in graphite, eyes closed, mouths open with yearning, disclosing sighs of ecstasy or prayer.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of mouth

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Up close, its elongated head, skeletal body and glistening double set of jaws reveal just how much unsettling detail goes into a creature often glimpsed onscreen in darkness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Firefighters needed to use the jaws of life to rescue someone from one of the vehicles.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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