mouthed 1 of 2

past tense of mouth

mouthed

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mouthed
Verb
International superstar Tom Cruise took a career detour to play foul-mouthed, balding studio exec Les Grossman. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025 Any attempt to contact him has been met with venomous, foul-mouthed texts in return. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025 The stars each mouthed lines their characters said while taking a phone call. Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024 British scientists have developed a choker that detects its wearer's silently mouthed words, and converts them into audible synthetic speech. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mouthed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthed
Verb
  • Shelton first grimaced in pain after hitting a forehand at the end of the third set.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Roupp immediately grimaced and collapsed onto the infield grass.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Although full disclosure, those two words were muttered in the press box Sunday after Nix had thrown two unsightly picks through the first three quarters of the Broncos’ win over Tennessee.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The photographer was all ready not to miss anything — and just then the directrice of the salon walked over, stared right into the lens of the camera and drew the curtains.
    James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Moore stared deep, then threw to halfback Irvin Van Tassell for roughly 18 yards.
    Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Vic mumbled, coughing sleep from his throat.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At certain workplaces, it’s frowned upon to sit, to appear idle or to gather around in groups.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In Israel it is frowned upon to criticize the nation, especially in front of outsiders.
    Uriel Kon September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Behind the set of double doors protecting the visiting locker room, the silence was so noticeable that conversations among players, owners and coaches could be nearly whispered — until Chris defensive star Chris Jones interrupted the tranquility.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As his street name was revealed, a gust of wind blew through the crowd on a hot summer day, and from the back of the crowd a woman whispered.
    Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021

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“Mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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