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as in jaws
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal
the baby chicks opened their mouths very wide and chirped piteously when their mother came back with worms
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as in grimaces
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
the boy usually makes a mouth when he gets an injection
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as in spokesmen
a person who speaks for another or for a group
the press secretary is the official mouth of the administration
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as in stares
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 mutters
to speak softly and unclearly
the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath
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Recent Examples of mouths
Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs went into Week 1 looking to get the foul taste of their Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles out of their mouths.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Every Japan fan dressed in a blue jersey who passed by their tent got a flow of silver agave liquor poured into their mouths.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Researchers practiced bacterial gene sequencing to identify which microbes were present in the participants’ mouths before and after each treatment.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Chelsea has offered over $40 million for the La Masia product according to Fabrizio Romano, which would be a bargain transfer leaving many Culers with a bitter taste in their mouths.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In the mouths of Colman and Cumberbatch, every sling and arrow is a delectable bite laced with acid.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Amaya and Bryan’s split came after a TikTok video went viral of Bryan pouring drinks in other women’s mouths, which Bryan addressed at the Season 7 reunion.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025
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The tests showed that the protusions' material bears a close genetic resemblance to the tooth-growing genes that are typically present in fish mouths.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs went into Week 1 looking to get the foul taste of their Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles out of their mouths.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Every Japan fan dressed in a blue jersey who passed by their tent got a flow of silver agave liquor poured into their mouths.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Researchers practiced bacterial gene sequencing to identify which microbes were present in the participants’ mouths before and after each treatment.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Chelsea has offered over $40 million for the La Masia product according to Fabrizio Romano, which would be a bargain transfer leaving many Culers with a bitter taste in their mouths.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In the mouths of Colman and Cumberbatch, every sling and arrow is a delectable bite laced with acid.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Amaya and Bryan’s split came after a TikTok video went viral of Bryan pouring drinks in other women’s mouths, which Bryan addressed at the Season 7 reunion.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouths
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Visitors will find themselves with jaws agape at the striking jagged mountain peaks, looming glaciers, and slick icebergs, all set to the backdrop of moody, misty weather—this is a photographer’s dream adventure.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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There may be some bigger comebacks or higher-scoring games or wacky things that leave our jaws on the ground.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite having Hunger Games‘ Francis Lawrence’s name on the pic as director, and rising genre scribe JT Mollner, the pic stars plenty of fresh faces and carries what looks to be an anti-military message in its trailers, which is bound to upset the middle of the country.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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The show is also adding some new faces to Season 51, with Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska joining the cast.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the picture, Duggar holds her son, who wears a gray onesie and stares into the camera.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Thus, Botticelli’s Jesus, who stares at the fruit in deep thought, perhaps prophesies his own death and return, as opposed to the child in the Dreyfus Madonna, who proudly shows the unity of his church to his mother.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
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From the first moment, the vibe is off, as Brady looks earnestly at Rooney, the England legend mumbles and gives vague answers.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The aim was to encode the various nuanced ways human faces transmit states of mind, and then to visualize them; smiles and frowns are the barest beginning.—
Dan Rockmore,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But young Fraser barely grunts under the punishment, then puts his shirt back on and goes to see how Julia is doing.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After spending lots of time resetting the social media company’s AI strategy—and gobs of money hiring the best technical talent imaginable—Meta is making even more changes.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The electric motors add 242 horsepower—and gobs of low-end torque.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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While Shrek pouts about missing his solo ogre days, the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin takes advantage, offering him a contract to relive that romanticized time in his life — for a day.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Mouths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouths. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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