mouth1 nounmouth2 verb
mouthmouth1 /maʊθ/ ●●● S2 W1 noun (plural mouths /maʊðz/) [countable] 
WORD ORIGINmouth1
Origin:
Old English muthEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Babies put everything into their mouths.
- A grimace distorted her fine mouth.
- A smile tugged at his mouth.
- He kissed me full on the mouth, one hand at my back, the other straying to my behind.
- His mouth gaped and his hands flapped.
- The brittle wafer dissolving against the roofs of their mouths was their promise of life in a world beyond Holy Hill.
- The hair was already thinning and perhaps to compensate he had grown a luxuriant Groucho moustache which almost hid his mouth.
- Try to choose one small enough to go into your mouth whole.
THESAURUSparts of a river
the part of a river where it joins the sea: · Havre-Marat was a port at the mouth of the River Seine.
land along the side of a river: · the river bank· He owns a chateau on the banks of the River Loire.
the place where a river or stream starts: · The source of the River Nile was discovered by a British explorer, John Speke.
Longman Language Activatorto change facts or information in a dishonest way to dishonestly change the meaning of a piece of information or of something that someone has said, in order to get some advantage for yourself or to support your own opinion: · The lawyers twisted everything I said to make it look as if I was guilty.· Every time I try to talk to him about it, he just twists everything I say.· Write very clearly so that no one can twist your meaning.
to give people a wrong idea about someone or their opinions, by what you write or say: · Your reporter has completely misrepresented my opinions about immigration.· Many women feel that the history books either ignore or misrepresent them.
to explain facts, statements etc in a way that makes them seem different from what they really are: · Newspaper readers are usually given a simplified and often distorted version of events.· These incidents were grossly distorted by police witnesses.distort the truth/the facts: · Journalists were accused of sensationalizing the story and distorting the facts.
to dishonestly change official documents or records so that they contain false information: · She falsified her birth certificate to get the job.· A whole team was kept busy falsifying official government records.· Their accounts had been falsified over a long period of time
to pretend that you think someone has said something that is not what they actually said or meant: · I didn't mean that at all -- you're just putting words into my mouth!· You're putting words into her mouth. You don't know what she thinks.
informal to dishonestly change a company's financial records, in order to steal money: · We've just found out Alec's been cooking the books.· The directors of the company made millions from cooking the books before the fraud investigators caught them.
if a government, film company etc rewrites history, it deceives people by pretending that particular historical events did not really happen or that they happened differently: · Hollywood has been accused of rewriting history, by once again denying the role played by African Americans.
looking or smelling delicious also appetising British food that looks or smells appetizing makes you feel that you want to eat it: · An appetizing smell of baked apples filled the house.· The soup didn't look very appetizing but it tasted delicious.· The average hospital serves meals that are neither appetizing nor nutritious.
food or drink that is tempting looks or smells so good that it is difficult to stop yourself from eating or drinking it, especially when you think you should not have it: · The chocolate cake was tempting but I couldn't have any because of my diet.· Contained in the pages of the book are tempting recipes from around the world.
food that is mouth-watering smells or looks delicious, especially in a way that persuades you to buy or eat it: · The waitress came round with a tray of mouth-watering cream cakes.· The delicatessen sells a mouth-watering variety of cooked meats and cheeses.
if food or drink makes your mouth water , it makes you feel very hungry and ready to eat because it looks or smells so good: · The thought of bacon and eggs made her mouth water.
when you think someone else will wish they had not done something spoken use this to say that someone will later regret what they have done, because something bad will happen as a result of their actions: · Ed, you'll be sorry you ever said that.· If you don't start studying for your exams, you'll be sorry later.
spoken use this to say that someone will regret what they have done at a later time, especially a few years from now: · He may think leaving his wife for the other woman is a good idea, but he'll live to regret it.· If you put all your money in this real estate deal, I guarantee you'll live to regret it.
spoken use this to say that although someone is happy about what they have done now, they will wish they had not done it later: · You'll be laughing out of the other side of your face when I start making money with this.
spoken, not written spoken language is produced with the voice, not written down: · This book will help you with both spoken and written English.· Idiomatic and spoken phrases tend to differ widely throughout the country.
using spoken rather than written language -- use this especially about tests and exams: · We had a 15-minute oral exam in German.· Anglo-Saxon stories and poems were part of a largely oral culture.
spoken rather than written - use this especially about agreements, warnings, announcements etc that have never been written down and are therefore not always official: · We had a verbal agreement but no written contract.· Federal authorities gave Alascom verbal approval to begin the project.
if you find something out by word of mouth , you find it out because someone tells you, not because you have seen it advertised, read about it in a newspaper etc: · He learned about the job by word of mouth.· The tribe's history was passed on by word of mouth.
WORD SETSaerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
Vince watched, his mouth agape in horror. his chiselled good looks When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards). mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (=when you breathe air into someone’s mouth to make them breathe) Talk like that and I’ll give you a smack in the mouth. His mouth twisted in a humourless smile. His mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· He opened his mouth wide so the doctor could examine his throat.
· She laughed, covering her mouth with her hand.
· He laid down his fork and wiped his mouth.
(=bring your lips tightly together, especially to show disapproval or worry)· Ian looked at her and pursed his mouth.
· She walked boldly up to him and kissed him on the mouth.
(=in surprise)· ‘Me?’ she said, her mouth dropping open.
written (=their lips are pressed tightly together, usually in anger)· ‘You mean you knew about this?’ His mouth tightened.
written (=moves into an unhappy or angry expression)· His mouth twisted in a sneer.
adjectives (=especially because someone is nervous or ill)· My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking.
· He had a big nose and a big mouth.· Billy’s wide mouth stretched into a grin.
(=a large mouth that is attractive)· On her generous mouth was a smile.
(=with large attractive lips)· She had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth.
(=with thin lips)· a woman with a sharp nose and a thin mouth
(=a small red attractive mouth)· The girl had huge brown eyes and a rosebud mouth.
phrases· A smile lifted the corners of her mouth.
(=the top inside part)· He made a clicking sound with his tongue on the roof of his mouth.
(=with food in your mouth)· Don’t talk with your mouth full.
· He chews with his mouth open.
written (=with your mouth open in surprise)· She stared at him, mouth agape.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Vince watched, his mouth agape in horror. (=said when you wish you had not told someone a secret)
his chiselled good looks (=with just enough food or money to live)· The survivors lived a hand-to-mouth existence until they were rescued.
When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards). mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (=when you breathe air into someone’s mouth to make them breathe) (=where it joins the sea)· The Statue of Liberty stands at the mouth of the Hudson River.
Talk like that and I’ll give you a smack in the mouth. His mouth twisted in a humourless smile. His mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled.· The final proof, or perhaps the first, is the chub's big mouth and thick white rubbery lips.· Director Jafar Panahi clearly loves children for what they are, big mouths and all.· And to have a big mouth to project.· Having got away with that, why would the President worry about a big-mouth intern?· I generally think of sushi as bite-sized, but at Sushi-Cho you need a big mouth to eat your sushi without embarrassment.· She said she felt like a rabbit caught in the headlights and her teeth felt too big for her mouth.· To her sisters, she is simply a big mouth.
· Specific questioning showed symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth.· He pushed into the dry toothless mouth that constricted like the elastic cuff of a pajama sleeve.· Thirstlessness is usual even with a fever or the dry mouth which is also commonly present.· The tablet treats radiation-induced dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients.· I was alone, dry of mouth, sick at heart.· Violent thirst for ice cold, and refreshing drinks; dry mouth and throat.· I notice that you show jump ... does your horse suffer from a dry mouth condition?
· The heavily plucked eyebrows and the full mouth, thickly and glossily lipsticked, she found a little distasteful.· Fair-haired wispy girl. Full mouth, high neck, blue-eyed flower girl, his slender pale narcissus.· She had a wide, full mouth, a straight nose, and the same piercing blue eyes as her brother.· He put an arm round her waist, pulled her close, kissed her full on the mouth.· Her face was strong, like Creek statuary, with a full mouth, rounded chin.· A lively, arrogant face, rather square, eyes wide-set, and a full, curving mouth.· So the full mouth fell upon the precious ear to devour it?
· She had not killed him, she was leading him away from the open mouth of the cave and towards the distant city.· He turned the open mouth of the urn toward the light and peered in.· Fire came from its open mouth.· Sylvia watched, mesmerised, as Estelle peed over the man's face and into his open mouth.· The eyes were open, the mouth parched and breathless.· Lightly falling raindrops splashed into her open mouth and eyes, skittering across her taut, shiny face.
· She, that person, had a wide mouth, with plump lips, like cushions.· The cauldron was lying on the floor, its wide mouth gaping at her like a cannon.· Far ahead he could see a sloping ramp that led up to a wide mouth gaping into a busy street.· They were particularly striking set in his narrow face with its wide mouth.· He looked at her wide mouth, the full lips that kissed him so often and so lusciously.· When she smiled, her wide mouth pushed her cheeks into a series of tiny wrinkles like those in crepe paper.· The girl looked at him, her eyes wide, her mouth open but unable to produce a sound.· Her wide mouth, emphasized with her scarlet lipstick, parted in a glowing smile.
NOUN· I suspected that some one was shooting deer, which are feared to transmit foot and mouth disease.· If they have foot and mouth disease, then they would need another month or two months.· The number of cases of foot and mouth disease in Britain is soaring.· It lies at the centre of a viral hot zone, surrounded by farms infected with foot and mouth disease.· Murrain was usually fatal, while hoof and mouth disease permanently weakened animals without causing death.· As if the countryside were not paranoid enough, along comes the spectre of foot and mouth disease.· Another hero with foot and mouth disease, feet of clay and a mouth less than squeaky clean.· Comment & Analysis / Foot in mouth disease? / Foot in mouth disease?
· At Pevensey, reclamation of the adjacent estuary had reduced tidal scouring, which had previously kept the river mouth open.· On Romney Marsh, silting of river mouths was worsened by the problem of peat shrinkage.· On the other hand, once clear of the river mouth, he could sail a clear reach for Key Canaka.· Trent believed that they were less than two miles from the river mouth.· It seems unlikely that 69 could be taken to include river mouths.· Visualising the chart, he calculated the distance to the Makaa river mouth at about twelve miles.
VERB· This last Idi himself had, scooping it up swiftly, closing the distance between mouth and plate with every spoonful.· Her eyes are closed, her mouth is partly open, breaking the surface of a stormy face.· I closed my mouth and felt as though I had gargled with barbed wire.· Clinton had barely closed his mouth when the pronouncements began.· His mouth remained closed in favour of the second mouth conveniently nearer the lungs.· Lee didn't take them but he closed his mouth and there was no sound.· Marie started to say something, then closed her mouth.
· People covered their mouths in agony.· Bring a cloth to cover your mouth.· He slapped her, swiftly and casually, his hand coming back to cover her mouth in case she might cry out.· Mrs Okano laughs out loud, then covers her mouth with her hand.· Corbett gagged at the bitter-sweet smell of corruption and covered his mouth and nose with his cloak to prevent himself choking.· The son went over and pulled the blankets high to cover his mouth.· She untied the knots and removed the saliva sodden strip of cushion covering from his mouth.· She laughed, covered her mouth.
· There's going to be another hungry mouth to feed out of your advertising budgets come October.· More mouths to feed, Malthus contended, meant less food in each mouth.· Very likely there was a nest there, full of hungry little mouths waiting to be fed.· Burdens unloaded, the escort was sent back, horses and extra mouths to feed being undesired.· Inside him seemed to be an unappeasable mouth that said, Feed me, feed me.· In the early years, with four young mouths to feed, they were dirt-poor.· Two had died in infancy, otherwise there would have been nine little mouths to feed.· Now there are many more mouths to feed.
· This is all from Gran so keep your mouth shut.· For one, a mistress who kept her mouth shut.· Presumably to keep his mouth shut.· The Mayor keeps staring at his mouth.· And if both prisoners keep their mouths shut, neither will be incarcerated.· It works, too, as long as certain people can be persuaded to keep their mouths shut.
· I kissed her on the mouth and she kissed me back.· He had moved to kiss my mouth, but I had turned my head and he had kissed my cheek.· Hoping desperately that she had not changed her mind, he leaned over and kissed her on the mouth.· Baby Suggs kissed her on the mouth and refused to let her see the children.· She drew him the length of her body, and he glided into her as she kissed his mouth.· Then he kissed her on the mouth.
· However, when you meet Sean Young she's disarmingly polite and looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.· These eggs melt in your mouth.· Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.· The meat is juicy and salty, peppery around the edges, and just soft enough to melt in your mouth.· She may look like a fire-breathing dragon, but butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.· From the look of her, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth!· The salmon sushi and the yellowtail sashimi are likely to melt in your mouth, so pay close attention.
· On an impulse he put one in his mouth and bit timidly.· Then Prager, who bowed like a prince and put his mouth where all those mouths had been-How could he?· The researchers had given me an electric thermometer, a stalk of red plastic, to put in my mouth.· He cut a plug from it, put it in his mouth, wrapped the meat, and took off his glasses.· Franco put his in his mouth and chewed it up, he was teething at the time.· Luckily, I discovered it before I put it into my mouth.· Stop trying to put words into my mouth.· I put some-thing in my mouth and can not taste it.
· So you can't shoot your mouth off.· Each died of a pistol shot to the mouth.· Inside was the body of a man who had been shot through the mouth.· And were a scream to rise in her, would she manage to suppress it before it shot from her mouth?
· He shut his mouth and hung his head.· I wanted to scream, to tell the kid5 to shut their mouths and go to hell.· John keeps opening and shutting his mouth like a fish. 64.· When a coffin comes by, we take our hats off and shut our mouths no matter who is in it.· That's not the way I planned it. Shut your mouth till you know the truth.· I nearly replied, but I shut my mouth instead, trusting some other instinct.· He lies on his side with his eyes shut and his mouth open.· With that he shut his mouth firmly.
· He turned back towards me, opened his mouth to speak and was gone.· He opens his mouth to speak.· He opened his mouth to speak, but saw the corpse stretched before him and shut it.· That was what his eyes asked, while his mouth spoke hollow questions.· And when she opens her mouth to speak, the words come out in the honeyed tones of the trained singer.· He opened his mouth to speak but Carrie had turned.· His cigar was stuck in the corner of his mouth as he spoke.
· We have to watch our mouths and let our kids know that bad words are unacceptable.· It learns to talk, watching the others' mouths.· Then Mavis watched Gordy clamp his mouth shut and crane his neck toward the back of the crowd.· I remember watching her mouth while she talked.· It went up 32 points Thursday, a day Newt watched his mouth.· You can, of course, order fish without chips at the Mermaid and watch the proprietor's mouth open in surprise.· She knew he had spoken, she had watched his mouth move.
· His face lit up suddenly, he wiped his mouth and shook his feet free of the snow cocoon.· He was wiping his mouth with a striped napkin.· When Dan had returned after his drink, wiping his mouth and looking cooler, she had been silent.· He spat and shrugged his shoulder across his lips, wiping his mouth, then he continued his progress across the lawn.· Anne's logic was, ` I refuse to spend half a year watching you guys wipe your mouths on your sleeves.· She wiped her mouth with her hand, then drank and wiped her mouth again.· When he'd finished he wiped his mouth and passed the jar to Joseph.· McAlister wiped his mouth and threw down his napkin and stood.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► me and my big mouth/you and your big mouth etc► mouth to feed/hungry mouth► out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be born with a silver spoon in your mouth► butter wouldn’t melt in somebody’s mouth► never/don’t look a gift horse in the mouth► my heart was in my mouth► (straight/right) from the horse’s mouth► potty mouth► shut your mouth/face/trap!► wash your mouth out!► take the words (right) out of somebody’s mouth
1face the part of your face which you put food into, or which you use for speaking: - And to have a big mouth to project.
- But I kept my big mouth shut.
- Director Jafar Panahi clearly loves children for what they are, big mouths and all.
- I generally think of sushi as bite-sized, but at Sushi-Cho you need a big mouth to eat your sushi without embarrassment.
- If Britain is a body then Essex is the botty and Barnsley's the great big mouth.
- The final proof, or perhaps the first, is the chub's big mouth and thick white rubbery lips.
- To her sisters, she is simply a big mouth.
- The thought of bacon and eggs made her mouth water.
- Acidity: this is the quality in lemon juice that makes your mouth water.
- It fair makes your mouth water.
- It made your mouth water even though you'd seen how it was made!
- Just thinking about it made his mouth water.
- The Brewhouse Theatre offers year-round entertainment and a wide choice of restaurants make your mouth water.
- The thought of a sandwich made her mouth water.
- Why do you look so down in the mouth today?
- He was no longer down in the mouth.
- I have, as you know, been slightly down in the mouth.
- Peter saw him the other night, Max, said he looked very down in the mouth.
- He knew his son was all mouth and trousers but fair is fair, and family is family.
- He just doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut.
- You'd better keep your mouth shut about this.
- After the incident Ninham, of Hilda Street, gave both boys £5 and told them to keep their mouths shut.
- For one, a mistress who kept her mouth shut.
- I don't believe she could keep her mouth shut.
- If I would only keep my mouth shut more often, I thought, I would fit in better everywhere.
- In the end, I kept my mouth shut.
- It would be best to keep our mouths shut and let justice take its course.
- This is all from Gran so keep your mouth shut.
- You want to be off the record, keep your mouth shut.
- If you can get people to relax, they're more likely to open their mouths and talk.
- Angrily she opened her mouth to protest but at that moment the door opened and David appeared.
- Even I wouldn't realise until they opened their mouths - which was only to sing the malai national anthem.
- He stared, he threw back his head in glad greeting and opened his mouth.
- He would croak if he opened his mouth, so he kept it shut.
- I opened my mouth to shout for help, but nothing came out.
- If you have to be sure before you dare open your mouth, most people are going to stay quiet.
- She stumbled to her feet, clutching the eiderdown around her, and opened her mouth to call to them.
- The baby robins, scrub jays, finches, sparrows and starlings opened their mouths wide in anticipation.
- I remember watching her mouth while she talked.
- It went up 32 points Thursday, a day Newt watched his mouth.
- She knew he had spoken, she had watched his mouth move.
- We have to watch our mouths and let our kids know that bad words are unacceptable.
- And to have a big mouth to project.
- But I kept my big mouth shut.
- Director Jafar Panahi clearly loves children for what they are, big mouths and all.
- I generally think of sushi as bite-sized, but at Sushi-Cho you need a big mouth to eat your sushi without embarrassment.
- If Britain is a body then Essex is the botty and Barnsley's the great big mouth.
- The final proof, or perhaps the first, is the chub's big mouth and thick white rubbery lips.
- To her sisters, she is simply a big mouth.
- David had always treated them with a superior curl of the lip.
- Finesse's hairspray formulations are non-sticky, and yet give perfect control when applied to dry hair.
- For 24 hours a day, the irritation caused by severely dry skin verges on torture.
- In places the green is so thick on the page that it develops a gloss like the dried skin of oil paint.
- Just as you care for dry skin on the face, the scalp needs a soothing touch ... gentle cleansing and moisturising.
- Make sure you use a moisturising shampoo and conditioner for dry hair.
- Simply spray Hot Shapes on to clean, dry hair before setting to get instant hold with a glossy finish.
- Specific questioning showed symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth.
- There may be a dry burning sensation; a dry mouth, ropy mucus, mouth ulcers.
- One man is foaming at the mouth and moaning.
- Access problems and the odd bolt on Lakeland mountain crags have had activists frothing at the mouth.
- He died at a friend's flat in Rock Ferry after going into convulsions and frothing at the mouth.
- He then started frothing at the mouth and had a fit.
- Hoomey thought he could easily start frothing at the mouth, the way his colour had drained.
- Mortally wounded, frothing at the mouth, grinding his teeth in pain, he chose the floor instead.
- Then, last June, she keeled over frothing at the mouth while out partying with pals in a London club.
- With a strangled, gargling shriek, Carradine fell over, frothing at the mouth, arms waving.
- He lived from hand to mouth making instant resolves every time he opened his mail.
- Teacher To live from hand to mouth.
- Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
- Crisp, without the slightest hint of being greasy, it both crunches and melts in your mouth.
- From the look of her, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth!
- However, when you meet Sean Young she's disarmingly polite and looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
- She may look like a fire-breathing dragon, but butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
- The meat is juicy and salty, peppery around the edges, and just soft enough to melt in your mouth.
- These eggs melt in your mouth.
- He finds a woman in black lace, with piercing eyes and a mobile face.
- I finally found Martin Clunes, the most mobile mouth in show business, lurking behind a large moustache.
- They did not show emotions as plainly as more mobile faces did.
- It's time for the governor to put his money where his mouth is.
- An' the third one's brain had bin pulverised - by a blow delivered through the roof of its mouth!
- Clench the jaws, as if chewing hard, while pushing your tongue hard against the roof of your mouth.
- Her tongue was glued to the roof of her mouth.
- I can eat no more of the wild rice which tastes nutty and clings to the roof of my mouth.
- I rubbed it across my tongue, the roof of my mouth, and I ground it between my teeth.
- It burns the roof of my mouth.
- My tongue froze to the roof of my mouth; my eyeballs dropped from their sockets and clattered at my feet.
- The brittle wafer dissolving against the roofs of their mouths was their promise of life in a world beyond Holy Hill.
- Corrie had a short, snub nose and rosebud mouth, and her eyes were a smoky grey.
- I looked down at the perfect rosebud lips, the determined chin and the tiny clenched fists of my cub.
- The rosebud mouth was painted a glowing coral pink, an exotic contrast with her creamy olive skin, liquid dark eyes.
- Boyd seems to enjoy running off at the mouth to the press.
- That never used to be a fault of his, running off at the mouth.
- To what smug labors and running off at the mouth!
- All he did was shoot his mouth off a little.
- So you can't shoot your mouth off.
- I didn't mean that at all -- you're just putting words into my mouth!
- Stop putting words into my mouth - I never said I disliked the job.
- You're putting words into her mouth. You don't know what she thinks.
- Stop trying to put words into my mouth.
He lifted his glass to his mouth. Liam was fast asleep with his mouth wide open.2keep your mouth shut informal a)to not tell other people about a secret: He demanded £2,000 to keep his mouth shut. b)to not say something even if you think it: I wished that I’d kept my mouth shut.3open your mouth to prepare to speak: ‘I’ll go,’ Travis said quickly before she could open her mouth.open your mouth to say/speak/protest etc Julia opened her mouth to reply, but they were interrupted.4(you) watch your mouth spoken informal used to tell someone not to speak in such a rude way5entrance the entrance to a large hole or cave: As the train entered the mouth of the tunnel, the lights came on.6river the part of a river where it joins the sea: the mouth of the River Tees7bottle/container the open part at the top of a bottle or container8big mouth informal if someone has a big mouth, they say too much or tell another person’s secrets9me and my big mouth/you and your big mouth etc spoken used to criticize yourself or another person for saying something that should not have been said: Oops, I shouldn’t have said that. Me and my big mouth.10mouth to feed/hungry mouth someone who you must provide food for, especially one of your children: To these parents, a new baby is just another hungry mouth.11make your mouth water if food makes your mouth water, it smells or looks so good you want to eat it immediately: The smell of the cooked fish made her mouth water. → mouth-watering12down in the mouth informal unhappy: Tim’s looking very down in the mouth.13out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) used humorously when a small child has just said something clever or interesting14be all mouth British English spoken if someone is all mouth, they talk a lot about what they will do but are not brave enough to actually do it → be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born1(8), → by word of mouth at word1(14), → be foaming at the mouth at foam2(2), → put your foot in your mouth at foot1(15), → put your money where your mouth is at money(18), → put words into somebody’s mouth at word1(22), → shut your mouth at shut1(2), → shoot your mouth off at shoot1(12), → foul-mouthed, mealy-mouthedCOLLOCATIONSverbsopen/shut/close your mouth· He opened his mouth wide so the doctor could examine his throat.cover your mouth· She laughed, covering her mouth with her hand.wipe your mouth· He laid down his fork and wiped his mouth.purse your mouth (=bring your lips tightly together, especially to show disapproval or worry)· Ian looked at her and pursed his mouth.kiss somebody on the mouth· She walked boldly up to him and kissed him on the mouth.somebody’s mouth falls/drops open (=in surprise)· ‘Me?’ she said, her mouth dropping open.somebody’s mouth tightens written (=their lips are pressed tightly together, usually in anger)· ‘You mean you knew about this?’ His mouth tightened.somebody’s mouth twists written (=moves into an unhappy or angry expression)· His mouth twisted in a sneer.adjectivesdry (=especially because someone is nervous or ill)· My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking.a big/large/wide/small mouth· He had a big nose and a big mouth.· Billy’s wide mouth stretched into a grin.a generous mouth (=a large mouth that is attractive)· On her generous mouth was a smile.a full mouth (=with large attractive lips)· She had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth.a thin mouth (=with thin lips)· a woman with a sharp nose and a thin moutha rosebud mouth (=a small red attractive mouth)· The girl had huge brown eyes and a rosebud mouth.phrasesthe corner/side of your mouth· A smile lifted the corners of her mouth.the roof of your mouth (=the top inside part)· He made a clicking sound with his tongue on the roof of his mouth.with your mouth full (=with food in your mouth)· Don’t talk with your mouth full.with your mouth open· He chews with his mouth open.(with your) mouth agape written (=with your mouth open in surprise)· She stared at him, mouth agape.mouth1 nounmouth2 verb
mouthmouth2 /maʊð/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
mouth
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | mouth |
| he, she, it | mouths | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | mouthed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have mouthed |
| he, she, it | has mouthed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had mouthed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mouth |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have mouthed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am mouthing |
| he, she, it | is mouthing | |
| you, we, they | are mouthing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was mouthing |
| you, we, they | were mouthing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been mouthing |
| he, she, it | has been mouthing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been mouthing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be mouthing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been mouthing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Dana rolled her eyes and mouthed, "I'm bored," from across the room.
- These men spent years mouthing the Communist party line.
- A man firing looked at him and mouthed something Stephen could not hear.
- He mouths something through the glass which she can not hear.
- Nine times out of 10, a coach cringes when one of his players mouths off about an opponent.
- She mouthed the name at Ottershaw, and he jerked his head towards the kitchen.
- She kissed and mouthed his belly, the firm cavity of the navel.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Vince watched, his mouth agape in horror. his chiselled good looks When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards). mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (=when you breathe air into someone’s mouth to make them breathe) Talk like that and I’ll give you a smack in the mouth. His mouth twisted in a humourless smile. His mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
Vince watched, his mouth agape in horror. (=said when you wish you had not told someone a secret)
his chiselled good looks (=with just enough food or money to live)· The survivors lived a hand-to-mouth existence until they were rescued.
When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards). mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (=when you breathe air into someone’s mouth to make them breathe) (=where it joins the sea)· The Statue of Liberty stands at the mouth of the Hudson River.
Talk like that and I’ll give you a smack in the mouth. His mouth twisted in a humourless smile. His mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled.· Instead of quitting the music business she should have learned to use it for singing rather than mouthing off at every opportunity.· Nine times out of 10, a coach cringes when one of his players mouths off about an opponent.· When you are facing a crisis, it doesn't help when players start mouthing off.
NOUN· Frankie glanced up to see her quietly mouthing the words as lights from the screen flickered across her face.· Zack mouthed the words as I undressed him.· Squirt was mouthing the words, looking down at the text, then up at Mulcahey.· She began mouthing words in venomous silence; she clenched her fists in rage.
VERB· The snap showed Jennifer with eyes closed and mouth wide open.· She lay on her stomach, tangled in sheets, eyes closed and mouth open.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be born with a silver spoon in your mouth► butter wouldn’t melt in somebody’s mouth► never/don’t look a gift horse in the mouth► my heart was in my mouth► (straight/right) from the horse’s mouth► potty mouth► shut your mouth/face/trap!► wash your mouth out!► take the words (right) out of somebody’s mouth
1to move your lips in the same way you do when you are saying words, but without making any sound: - And to have a big mouth to project.
- But I kept my big mouth shut.
- Director Jafar Panahi clearly loves children for what they are, big mouths and all.
- I generally think of sushi as bite-sized, but at Sushi-Cho you need a big mouth to eat your sushi without embarrassment.
- If Britain is a body then Essex is the botty and Barnsley's the great big mouth.
- The final proof, or perhaps the first, is the chub's big mouth and thick white rubbery lips.
- To her sisters, she is simply a big mouth.
- David had always treated them with a superior curl of the lip.
- Finesse's hairspray formulations are non-sticky, and yet give perfect control when applied to dry hair.
- For 24 hours a day, the irritation caused by severely dry skin verges on torture.
- In places the green is so thick on the page that it develops a gloss like the dried skin of oil paint.
- Just as you care for dry skin on the face, the scalp needs a soothing touch ... gentle cleansing and moisturising.
- Make sure you use a moisturising shampoo and conditioner for dry hair.
- Simply spray Hot Shapes on to clean, dry hair before setting to get instant hold with a glossy finish.
- Specific questioning showed symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth.
- There may be a dry burning sensation; a dry mouth, ropy mucus, mouth ulcers.
- One man is foaming at the mouth and moaning.
- Access problems and the odd bolt on Lakeland mountain crags have had activists frothing at the mouth.
- He died at a friend's flat in Rock Ferry after going into convulsions and frothing at the mouth.
- He then started frothing at the mouth and had a fit.
- Hoomey thought he could easily start frothing at the mouth, the way his colour had drained.
- Mortally wounded, frothing at the mouth, grinding his teeth in pain, he chose the floor instead.
- Then, last June, she keeled over frothing at the mouth while out partying with pals in a London club.
- With a strangled, gargling shriek, Carradine fell over, frothing at the mouth, arms waving.
- He lived from hand to mouth making instant resolves every time he opened his mail.
- Teacher To live from hand to mouth.
- Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
- Crisp, without the slightest hint of being greasy, it both crunches and melts in your mouth.
- From the look of her, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth!
- However, when you meet Sean Young she's disarmingly polite and looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
- She may look like a fire-breathing dragon, but butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
- The meat is juicy and salty, peppery around the edges, and just soft enough to melt in your mouth.
- These eggs melt in your mouth.
- He finds a woman in black lace, with piercing eyes and a mobile face.
- I finally found Martin Clunes, the most mobile mouth in show business, lurking behind a large moustache.
- They did not show emotions as plainly as more mobile faces did.
- It's time for the governor to put his money where his mouth is.
- An' the third one's brain had bin pulverised - by a blow delivered through the roof of its mouth!
- Clench the jaws, as if chewing hard, while pushing your tongue hard against the roof of your mouth.
- Her tongue was glued to the roof of her mouth.
- I can eat no more of the wild rice which tastes nutty and clings to the roof of my mouth.
- I rubbed it across my tongue, the roof of my mouth, and I ground it between my teeth.
- It burns the roof of my mouth.
- My tongue froze to the roof of my mouth; my eyeballs dropped from their sockets and clattered at my feet.
- The brittle wafer dissolving against the roofs of their mouths was their promise of life in a world beyond Holy Hill.
- Corrie had a short, snub nose and rosebud mouth, and her eyes were a smoky grey.
- I looked down at the perfect rosebud lips, the determined chin and the tiny clenched fists of my cub.
- The rosebud mouth was painted a glowing coral pink, an exotic contrast with her creamy olive skin, liquid dark eyes.
- Boyd seems to enjoy running off at the mouth to the press.
- That never used to be a fault of his, running off at the mouth.
- To what smug labors and running off at the mouth!
- All he did was shoot his mouth off a little.
- So you can't shoot your mouth off.
- I didn't mean that at all -- you're just putting words into my mouth!
- Stop putting words into my mouth - I never said I disliked the job.
- You're putting words into her mouth. You don't know what she thinks.
- Stop trying to put words into my mouth.
She silently mouthed the words ‘Good luck’. Philip mouthed something through the glass which she did not hear.2to say things that you do not really believe or that you do not understand: The players mouthed clichés about what they hoped to do at the World Cup. They mouthed the usual platitudes.mouth off phrasal verb informal to complain angrily and noisily about something, or talk as if you know more than anyone elsemouth off at/to You should have heard Pete mouthing off at Joe.mouth off about Morris was mouthing off about his former team.