mouthing (down)

verb

present participle of mouth (down)
as in partaking (of)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthing (down)
  1. putting away
  2. swallowing
  3. digesting
  4. putting down
Verb
  • Jason Wright threw for a touchdown and ran for another but also had two interceptions as the Bulls (2-2) had trouble putting away the Colonials (2-2).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond coffee, Gottsman said candidates should avoid other distractions or unprofessional impressions by putting away their phones, skipping overpowering fragrances, removing sunglasses from the tops of their heads and avoiding chewing gum.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting away
Verb
  • Enzymes need direct contact with food to do anything, so swallowing one on an empty stomach delivers almost no benefit.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Seven Chicago-area residents died after swallowing Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide in September 1982.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of swallowing
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  • In other words, technology has spent nearly four months digesting its prior advance.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Blood tests later pointed to congenital short bowel syndrome, a rare disorder that prevented Obelix from digesting food and led to prolonged hospital care.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of digesting
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  • Buying a pre-construction unit usually means putting down an initial deposit and paying in installments as the building gets closer to being completed.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting down
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