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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
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
People with certain bacteria and fungi in their mouths may face a dramatically higher risk of pancreatic cancer — more than three times greater — according to new research from NYU Langone Health and and Perlmutter Cancer Center.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Dogs like to catch them in their mouths, and the toad excretes the poison into dog's mouth.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Hearts were in mouths when Dudek spilled Kaka’s cross but Traore cleared off the line to thwart Shevchenko.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Rachel replies while Paul, who is holding a red rose, mouths along and looks around in disbelief.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Desert lizards evolved scales that channel condensation directly to their mouths.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Passersby pause to take in the beauty of her native plants or offer a compliment, and children, mouths agape and fingers pointing, marvel at the buzzing inhabitants.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Falling cherry blossoms and our mouths opening to catch the petals.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
As dusk fell, small frogs were found near the mouths of caves as water flowed from their rocky openings, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
People with certain bacteria and fungi in their mouths may face a dramatically higher risk of pancreatic cancer — more than three times greater — according to new research from NYU Langone Health and and Perlmutter Cancer Center.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Dogs like to catch them in their mouths, and the toad excretes the poison into dog's mouth.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Hearts were in mouths when Dudek spilled Kaka’s cross but Traore cleared off the line to thwart Shevchenko.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Rachel replies while Paul, who is holding a red rose, mouths along and looks around in disbelief.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Desert lizards evolved scales that channel condensation directly to their mouths.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Passersby pause to take in the beauty of her native plants or offer a compliment, and children, mouths agape and fingers pointing, marvel at the buzzing inhabitants.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Falling cherry blossoms and our mouths opening to catch the petals.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouths
Noun
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In sum, researchers found the creature's skull, arm, leg and tail bones and a leg bone pressed against its jaws.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Joyin 5-Piece Poseable Skeletons With moveable jaws and flexible joints, these 16-inch-tall skeletons provide countless display options.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Over the course of an hour, a virtuosic guitarist, a singer, and three dancers performed a program of mournful music and percussive dance, their faces set in serious frowns—an integral part of the performance.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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With Fox News’ core programming on the Fox One streaming service, Fox Nation has leaned into ancillary fare anchored by famous faces, and supplemented with some exclusive sports and event programming.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These vampiric bugs use needle-like mouthpieces to locate a capillary and inject saliva containing anesthetics and anticoagulants into its host allowing blood to flow freely into their stomachs for several minutes.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But establishing your lead funnyman as someone who just shuts up and stares blankly ahead isn’t a recipe for sustainable comedy.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Sep. 2025
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When Mahomes stares into the secondary, he’s greeted with congestion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Over the course of an hour, a virtuosic guitarist, a singer, and three dancers performed a program of mournful music and percussive dance, their faces set in serious frowns—an integral part of the performance.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Mouths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouths. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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