mouth

[US]/maʊθ/
[UK]/maʊθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the opening in the face through which food and air enter the body; the point where a river enters the sea
vt. to speak in an affected or artificial way
vi. to speak in an affected or artificial way

Phrases & Collocations

open your mouth

shut your mouth

mouth on someone

river mouth

big mouth

mouth to mouth

mouth water

mouth off

open one's mouth

mouth open

hand to mouth

with open mouth

bad mouth

mouth cavity

bell mouth

Example Sentences

the mouth of the bottle.

the mouth of a volcano

He is the mouth of the House.

a hand-to-mouth way of life.

Open your mouth wide.

spread from mouth to mouth

We gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and heart massage.

staff are foaming at the mouth .

her mouth set in an angry line.

the horse had a hard mouth .

standing before the mouth of a cave.

walking to the mouth of the bay to absorb the view.

she would carefully mouth the right pronunciation.

she mouthed a silent farewell.

mouth-watering views of the mountains.

her mouth went slack.

Real-world Examples

Put your brain into gear before opening your mouth.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2015

Kay, should I use this for the snowman's mouth?

Source: Bedtime stories for children

Open your mouth and say " Ahh."

Source: L0 English Enlightenment

It took all my self-control to keep my mouth shut.

Source: Diary of a Little Kid 1: Haunted House Ideas

If the mouth movements are mismatched, they're lip-syncing.

Source: Popular Science Essays

But you never actually open your mouth.

Source: Science in Life

He says " No useless mouth to feed."

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

I warned you about your dirty mouth.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

She wiped her mouth and ran upstairs.

Source: Charlotte's Web

Again, we do not say rubbish mouth.

Source: VOA Special January 2022 Collection

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