How to use mouth in a sentence
40 example sentences · noun, verb
Mouth means the front opening of a creature through which food is ingested. Example: “"Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.”
Examples of mouth by meaning
nounThe front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- "Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.
- She kissed him on the mouth.
nounThe end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of...
- The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.
- They spread apart after they were out of the mouth of the harbour and each one headed for the part of the ocean where he hoped to find fish.1952 September 1, Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 28
nounAn outlet, aperture or orifice.
- I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there.’1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- But why give a tunnel mouth any decoration whatsoever?2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, page 42
nounA loud or overly talkative person.
- My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.
nounA gossip.
- Siobhán, you know Donna's a mouth.2012, Stuart Carolan, 40:45 from the start, in Love/Hate, season 3, episode 3, spoken by Tommy Daly (Killian Scott)
verbTo speak; to utter.
- He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.
- How can you get up there and mouth such clichés?
verbTo represent (words or sounds) by making the actions of speech, but silently, without producing sound; to frame.
- The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.
- She mouthed a warning to me as the teacher entered the room.
- One was of a face repeatedly mouthing the vowel sound eee, the other was of a face repeatedly mouthing the vowel sound ahhh.2010, Jan Faull, Jennifer McLean Oliver, Amazing Minds
verbTo move the mouth, with or without sound; to form (air or words) with the mouth, with or without sound.
- There was also a close temporal contiguity between "smiling" or other "emotional" grimaces and mouthing and tonguing movements, so that it was often difficult to distinguish between mouthing and smiling.1987, Peter H. Wolff, The Development of Behavioral States and the Expression of Emotions in Early Infancy, page 15
More sentences with mouth
- In my latest job, I've learnt to keep my mouth shut more than in the last one.From the entry learn
- Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.From the entry acidity
- It disgusts me to see her chew with her mouth open.From the entry disgust
- Habaneros burn more intensely than most peppers. They will burn your mouth.From the entry burn
- Breathe out slowly through your mouth for a count of five.From the entry count
- The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.From the entry demon
- Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!From the entry chew
- I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew.From the entry chew
- He had his cheeks puffed out as if his mouth was full of water.From the entry puffed out
- Already late for work, I shovelled breakfast into my mouth as fast as possible.From the entry shovel
- Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?From the entry raise
- Swish the mouthwash around the mouth and between the teeth for one minute.From the entry swish
- She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.From the entry teethe
- He snapped a picture of me with my mouth open and my eyes closed.From the entry snap
- Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.From the entry lighter
- When a dog pants, its tongue often hangs out of its mouth.From the entry hang out
- Even sleazy tactics and his radioactive mouth may not be able to contain this debacle.From the entry radioactive
- The more I thought of my orders, the more it left a bad taste in my mouth.From the entry bad taste in one's mouth
- Knowing that I had inadvertently aided a killer, left me with a bad taste in my mouth.From the entry bad taste in one's mouth
- The mouth, oesophagus, stomach, and intestines are part of the human alimentary canal.From the entry alimentary canal
- What kind of gutter language is that? I ought to wash your mouth out with soap.From the entry gutter
- His social skills are nonexistent: he chewed with his mouth open all through dinner.From the entry nonexistent
- Please pick up the baby's pootie and put it back in his mouth.From the entry pootie
- I really put my foot in my mouth during the interview.From the entry put one's foot in one's mouth
- You wouldn't have believed the billingsgate which poured forth from that boy's mouth.From the entry billingsgate
- The dentist aimed the X-ray tube at my mouth to find the cavity.From the entry X-ray tube
Meaning of mouth
- noun The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- noun The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
- noun An outlet, aperture or orifice.
Questions about mouth in a sentence
- How do you use mouth in a sentence?
- Mouth is used as a noun and verb. For example: “"Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.”
- What is a short sentence with mouth?
- “She kissed him on the mouth.”
- What does mouth mean?
- Mouth means the front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
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