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[ mou-thing ] / ˈmaʊ ðɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mouthing ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner. an instance of this. Words nearby mouthingmouthbrooder, mouthed, mouthfeel, mouthful, mouth harp, mouthing, mouth off, mouth organ, mouthpart, mouthpiece, mouth-to-mouth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mouthingSwift erupts, as they argue while mouthing the lyrics of the song. Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Tay-Tay Scorned|Sujay Kumar|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was mouthing off, Sady contended, and he never said a word about any specific plot to kill Americans. Jury Set to Decide Whether FBI Entrapped Bomb Plotter Mohamed Mohamud|Winston Ross|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST If I had an opinion, this would be"—she's mouthing now—"No. 1. The Great College Road Trip|Nick Summers|April 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST As Obama uttered these words, Justice Samuel Alito was seen shaking his head and mouthing the words “not true.” Note to Alito: Obama Was Right|Paul Campos|January 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She complied, albeit sheepishly, mouthing one that was surprisingly conventional and all-American. Man Ray Revealed|Philip Gefter|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST The heavy-headed buffaloes betray it equally with the vultures, the myriad kites, the grotesqueness of the mouthing camels. Incredible Adventures|Algernon Blackwood Growling, mouthing as though it would try and form human words of menace, it picked itself up and shambled toward Elza. Tarrano the Conqueror|Raymond King Cummings Mrs. Jones went on with her part, mouthing her lines meaninglessly. The Morning Glory Club|George A. Kyle In those days every other young man you met was mouthing the great renunciation scene from the Mill Hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 3, 1916|Various Mouthing these words again and again, the parson forced his way through the surge in the wake of the buffalo. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7|Various
Words related to mouthingsneer, smirk, frown, scowl, utter, express, enunciate, assert, deliver, proclaim, shout, freak out, rant, babble, fume, serenade, chant, warble, whistle, croon |