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as in grimaced
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 mumbled
to speak softly and unclearly
the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath
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Recent Examples of mouthed
Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Davidson’s condition, which leads him to make foul-mouthed outbursts, was barely understood at the time and was the source of misunderstandings, bullying, and harassment.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The large-mouthed sharks end up hoovering in some of this natural debris.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
Gallego has long been foul-mouthed on social media, but Arizona’s junior senator has cleaned up his language somewhat since being elected to the upper chamber and publicly weighing a 2028 presidential bid.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Instead of the slow, masked killers people were used to, Freddy Krueger was a quick-witted, foul-mouthed, charismatic villain who could kill people in their dreams, oftentimes dragging them down into his nightmarish boiler room before finishing them off.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Davidson’s condition, which leads him to make foul-mouthed outbursts, was barely understood at the time and was the source of misunderstandings, bullying, and harassment.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The large-mouthed sharks end up hoovering in some of this natural debris.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
Gallego has long been foul-mouthed on social media, but Arizona’s junior senator has cleaned up his language somewhat since being elected to the upper chamber and publicly weighing a 2028 presidential bid.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthed
Verb
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Stokes grimaced, bit his collar and headed straight for the dressing room, unable to complete his over.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mayfield had his left shoulder first checked in the second quarter after taking a hard hit on a scramble, and grimaced later in the drive after throwing a touchdown pass to Tez Johnson.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Nov. 2025
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As for one consistent complaint heard muttered amid bleary-eyed guests of the former Standard, Schrager confirms the appropriate adjustments have been made.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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The horses in the fear group touched the novel object less often and stared at it from a distance more than their peers did.—
Marta Hill,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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Freeman stared at the video screen with his mouth open.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Rafe Nielsen from Browning was sitting next to me and mumbled something about not missing.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
18 Dec. 2025
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My speech was slurred and mumbled.—
Tom Ward,
Outside,
17 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The days of underground stashes and whispered conversations are fading fast.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Below, discover nine skin scents that exude minimalism and a quiet, whispered state of luxury.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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 Jan. 2026.
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