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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
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The mustache required fewer pixels to animate than a mouth, and the overalls helped clearly define Mario’s movements.
—Alexander Kaplan, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
The Bulldogs players began to tap their friends and mouth the quarterback’s name.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But not one single titter, giggle or full blown gale of laughter erupted from my mouth tonight.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The mustache required fewer pixels to animate than a mouth, and the overalls helped clearly define Mario’s movements.
—Alexander Kaplan, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
The Bulldogs players began to tap their friends and mouth the quarterback’s name.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouth
Noun
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Death’s endless pursuit, her exhausted legs running away from his jaws.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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The shift away from prolonged breast-feeding and toward mushy baby food has led to smaller jaws with less room for the tongue.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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After Malinin botched his final free in the singles competition, Cowan kept his distance as the skater crumbled into a grimace of abject disappointment.—
Colleen Barry,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The kit includes a quick cheek swab that is sent back to the lab to determine whether someone is a match.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, red, watery eyes, tiny white spots on the inner cheeks, gums and roof of the mouth, and a rash that starts as flat red spots on the face and spreads to the arms and legs.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The bank declined to comment through a spokesperson.—
LARRY NEUMEISTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Campaign spokesperson Emily Soong said Bean had been out at the polls greeting voters earlier in the day.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In fact, the director was egging me on, encouraging me to go further with the hunching and muttering.—
Andrew Martin,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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Old friend Daniel Vladar was spectacular in making 26 saves, several of which had Morgan Geekie (nine total shots, five on net, two blocked, two misses) muttering to himself.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Among the news articles and pamphlets was a flier with a photo of Stephen Miller's face circled in red with a line through it.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Even with its thick, cushiony texture, the fragrance-free formula sinks in quickly on both face and body.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Not a quiver in his lips, yet his frown growing.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
3 Dec. 2025
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My best friend Russell is an acupuncturist, and seemed like the perfect person to place my tape, slapping it on my frown lines, crow’s-feet, and nasolabial folds.—
Lena Dunham,
Vogue,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And no disrespect to the two winners in this category, both fine shorts.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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This disrespect shows me these employees aren’t valued.—
Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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