mouth
verb [T] /maʊð/Definition
› to form words with the lips without making any sound: It looks to me as if the singers are only mouthing the words . [+ speech] "Can we go?" mouthed Mary. I don't want to stand here listening to you mouthing (= saying in a way that is not sincere) excuses. → See also bad-mouthSaying and utteringSaying again
(Definition of mouth verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (your) every word idiom
- articulate verb
- come out with sth phrasal verb
- find your tongue idiom
- floor noun (OPEN SPACE)
- get sth in phrasal verb (SAY)
- in words of one syllable idiom
- intone verb
- observe verb (SAY)
- phrase verb
- quoth verb
- say verb (SPEAK)
- say verb (THINK)
- speak verb (SAY WORDS)
- string sth together phrasal verb
- text noun
- think verb (REASON)
- utter verb
- verbalize verb
- volunteer verb
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