mouth (down)

verb

Definition of mouth (down)next
as in to gobble (up or down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouth (down)
  1. put away
  2. digest
  3. swallow
  4. wolf
  5. put down
  6. eat
  7. consume
Verb
  • Finishing with a match-high eight kills, Mitchell also put away the winning kills in both games of a 25-22, 25-13 victory for the Blackhawks over crosstown rival East Aurora.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In the meantime, Alex instructs Matt and James to deflate and put away the slide.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of put away
Verb
  • Shares fell roughly 25% on Friday as investors digested the effect of those headwinds on Intel's businesses.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The organizers of this exhibit suggest that 90 minutes is enough to digest it all.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of digest
Verb
  • Some retailers, meanwhile, chose to swallow some of the additional tax rather than pass it to shoppers in the form of higher prices, Milesi-Ferretti added.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs will someday be absorbed by the pack, their lead position in the SEC swallowed up by Florida, South Carolina and their ilk as the transfer portal and name, image and likeness payments continue to level the playing field.
    — KEN SUGIURA, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of swallow
Verb
  • The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of wolf
Verb
  • None of this means mental illness can be solved by telling a struggling young person to put down their phone, join a club or get more sleep.
    — Roxanne Prichard, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But its rise is sometimes put down to an online meme—an aversion to holes had a moment on the mid-2000s Internet.
    — Gabriela Galvin, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of put down
Verb
  • Some of the ready-to-eat foods have not been marked with the date taken out of the freezer to thaw.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • It’s served split open, face down, drenched in the peppery sauce, and eats almost like an au jus sandwich.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of eat
Verb
  • The people most consumed by the cost of living are the least sure their vote changes anything.
    — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • That approach consumes considerable material and takes time during clearance operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of consume
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