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
  • Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.
    — Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • On the counter-attack, Paintsil put away a feed from Marco Reus with a first-touch finish that opened the scoring in the 13th minute.
    — Daily News, Daily News, 26 July 2026
Definition of put away
Verb
  • When protein is digested, the end metabolic product, called urea, is produced in the liver, and excess urea can lead to kidney issues.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
  • Momentum is constructive without being stretched, and that leaves room for the stock to continue working higher without needing to digest a crowded tape first.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of digest
Verb
  • Their father devoured his meal, slurping up soup with his right hand and swallowing bread spread with miso paste with his left.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The loss of these specialized cells causes weakness and then paralysis of all of the muscles of the body under our control — including muscles that allow for breathing, speaking, and swallowing.
    — Christopher Campos, STAT, 3 Aug. 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
  • Following her divorce, Frankie decides to put down roots in a glamorous London neighborhood, just her and her cat Blue.
    — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Born between 1981 and 1996, millennials may be a generation strongly associated with a love of travel, but many of them are now looking to put down roots.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Definition of put down
Verb
  • People ‘in the middle’ While many are flocking to take advantage of an $8 burger, Alicia Roten’s family is simply trying not to eat out at all.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • If software ate the world by selling to it, AI may finish the job by buying it.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of eat
Verb
  • Manufacturing meth on-island is pretty much impossible — there aren’t many places to hide a meth lab — so most meth that reaches Hawaii comes from the mainland, as is the case with most products consumed on the islands.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Enrico Rivetto, whose eponymous winery produces three Barolos and one Barbaresco, says locally Barbaresco was consumed more often than Barolo because of its greater drinkability.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of consume
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