mouthing (down)

present participle of mouth (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthing (down)
Verb
  • Many new hires go with the default savings rate, which can result in putting away less.
    Fiona Greig, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Declutter by putting away items that collect there throughout the week, like mail, packages of food, keys, or extra dishes.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • When To Seek Medical Care Things like fizzy drinks, overeating, or swallowing air can cause bloating.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Signs of botulism include difficulty swallowing or breathing, slurred speech and muscle weakness.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As Washington was still digesting the election results on Thursday, a fund-raising e-mail came across the transom from Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democratic congresswoman who has emerged as one of the Party’s louder TV warriors.
    Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Americans have largely abandoned digesting their news through the lens of activists who masquerade as journalists in the mainstream media.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • My father, Jim, still in Liverpool, had taught me many things, especially how to garden and love music, but putting down a cement floor was not one of them.
    Ray Rahman, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Pendry is officially putting down roots in Music City.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Mouthing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthing%20%28down%29. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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