Mouth - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |maʊθ|  American pronunciation of the word mouth
Brit.  |maʊθ|  British pronunciation of the word mouth

noun

- the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
he stuffed his mouth with candy
- the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
she wiped lipstick from her mouth
- an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
he rode into the mouth of the canyon
they built a fire at the mouth of the cave
- the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
New York is at the mouth of the Hudson
- a person conceived as a consumer of food
he has four mouths to feed
- a spokesperson (as a lawyer) (syn: mouthpiece)
- an impudent or insolent rejoinder (syn: backtalk, lip, sass)
- the opening of a jar or bottle
the jar had a wide mouth

verb

- express in speech (syn: speak, talk, utter, verbalize)
- articulate silently; form words with the lips only
She mouthed a swear word
- touch with the mouth

Extra examples

He kissed her on the mouth.

He threatened to punch me in the mouth.

She stood there with her mouth agape.

I burned the roof of my mouth.

They told him to keep his mouth closed when chewing and not to talk with his mouth full.

He wiped his mouth with a napkin after eating.

She regretted saying it as soon as the words were out of her mouth.

The smell of the food made my mouth water.

The candy melts in your mouth.

The medication is taken by mouth.

She was just mouthing the usual meaningless platitudes about the need for reform.

Mouth waters.

I think she heard about the job by word of mouth.

He mouthed some sympathetic platitudes.

He lifted his glass to his mouth.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: mouth
he/she/it: mouths
present participle: mouthing
past tense: mouthed
past participle: mouthed
noun
singular: mouth
plural: mouths
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