as in speaking
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech
some crank mouthing off in the center of town to anyone who would listen
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His body camera footage shows a man speaking with Jones as Jones, who is holding a large knife, is on the front stoop of a home.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026 -
But reporting from the ground and speaking with multiple Oscar voters over the last week suggests a race unfolding in real time.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Senate GOP is not united on forcing Democrats to commit to a talking filibuster to pass the voter ID bill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Verini sits in on Friedmann’s trial, and explores his possible motives, talking to his friends and family members.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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From the whitewashing controversy to the toxic love to the daring costumes, the discourse is going to be discoursing.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
13 Feb. 2026
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The group is required to move quickly following a leader’s death and meets behind closed doors to deliberate among qualified senior clerics before announcing a decision.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Mar. 2026
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Lopez died in January 2026, with his mother, Connie Howard, announcing on social media that her son died days earlier.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Mouthing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthing%20%28off%29. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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