mouthing (down)

present participle of mouth (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthing (down)
Verb
  • That's based on 20% of average statewide earnings, but most people are putting away closer to $601, the company said.
    Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This can make swallowing painful.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • These cosmic enigmas defy our everyday understanding of space and time, swallowing light and matter and pushing the laws of physics to the extreme.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Investors are digesting the latest tariff developments and rising Treasury yields.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The Surya model was trained on an enormous data set, digesting images 10 times larger than on standard AI training data.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Getty Images The worldwide phenomenon that is Formula One is putting down stakes in Las Vegas year-round.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Trump was not immediately required to cough up the whole sum, putting down a $175 million bond in the wake of the trial outcome.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Mouthing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthing%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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