Definition of mouthy
1. mouth [ n ] the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
Examples:
"he stuffed his mouth with candy"
(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)
The mouth frequently breaks_into a disarming smile .
(Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)
She stood there , watching Holden come_in , and she put the piece of toast in her mouth and bit_off one corner with a huge chomp of her white teeth .
(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)
`` Many minute hemorrhages in the lungs ; particles of lint and thread in the mouth and nostrils .
(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)
Casey heard the click of the distant receiver before he could open his mouth , and it took him no more than three seconds to make_his_decision .
(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)
He slid in at her side , tucked a cigar into his mouth , and politely proffered one to her .
Synonyms mouth oral_cavity rima_oris oral_fissure Related Terms rima cavity trap tooth tongue dentition palate gingiva salivary_gland buccal_cavity talk2. mouth [ n ] the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
Examples:
"she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)
The mouth was thin lipped and wide , the long cleft in the upper lip like a slide .
She was so beautiful with her rosy mouth and haughty air that she had to be wicked .
(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)
He was seeing , somehow , the face of a young boy , the boy Simms_Purdew must once have been , a boy with sorrel hair , and blue eyes dancing with gaiety , and the boy mouth grinning trustfully among the freckles .
(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)
But there was a look about her mouth as_though she were tasting lemons .
Her voice was ripe and full and her teeth flashed again in Sicilian brilliance before the warm curved lips met and her mouth settled in repose .
Synonyms mouth Related Terms orifice beak beak cytostome face lip lingual_artery lingual_vein talk3. mouth [ v ] express in speech
Examples:
"She talks a lot of nonsense"
"This depressed patient does not verbalize"
(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)
Yet Andy plowed_ahead , mouthing the inconsequential words as if they possessed real meaning , and gradually his listeners warmed_to him .
Synonyms speak talk mouth utter verbalise verbalize Related Terms communicate shout sing whisper deliver mumble read murmur speak_of begin snap stutter bumble blurt_out babble cackle chant rant bark bay yack chatter gulp snivel hiss drone rasp speak_up verbalise inflect enthuse generalize whiff phonate troll speak_in_tongues lip_off swallow open_up chatter slur peep blubber rant speak_up verbalise talk speaker speech utterance speaking talk sass verbalization mouthpiece4. mouth [ n ] an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
Examples:
"he rode into the mouth of the canyon"
"they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"
(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)
Half a mile below at the mouth of Salyer_'s_Canyon was an old ranch that the company had purchased from A._J._Armstrong , occupied by a Mexican , his wife , and an old trapper .
Synonyms mouth Related Terms opening5. mouth [ n ] the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
Examples:
"New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
(John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)
When late in the summer the full extent of the damage was assessed , all but fifty of the Scots , Swiss and metis moved up the Red to the mouth of the Pembina river .
In September 1822 two companies of infantry arrived_at the mouth of the St._Peter's_River , the head of navigation on the Mississippi , and began construction of Fort_St._Anthony which , upon completion , was renamed in_honor_of its commander , Colonel_Josiah_Snelling .
Synonyms mouth Related Terms geological_formation6. mouth [ v ] articulate silently; form words with the lips only
Examples:
"She mouthed a swear word"
(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)
The twist lay in using Bing_Crosby 's voice on the sound_track while leading_man Eddie_Bracken mouthed the words .
Synonyms mouth Related Terms feign lip-synch sass7. mouth [ n ] a person conceived as a consumer of food
Examples:
"he has four mouths to feed"
(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)
The shelves looked emptier than when Miss_Celie had shown her the storeroom , and since the men from the Commissary had called ; there were certainly now fewer mouths to feed but there was less to feed them with .
Synonyms mouth Related Terms eater8. mouth [ n ] (informal) a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
Synonyms mouth mouthpiece Related Terms spokesperson colloquialism9. mouth [ v ] touch with the mouth
Synonyms mouth Related Terms touch10. mouth [ n ] an impudent or insolent rejoinder
Examples:
"don't give me any of your sass"
11. mouth [ n ] the opening of a jar or bottle
Examples:
"the jar had a wide mouth"
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