mouthed

[mouthd, moutht]

adjective

1. having a mouth of a specified kind (often used in combination).

   a small-mouthed man.

2. having a way of speaking of a specified kind (often used in combination).

   a mealy-mouthed speaker; a loud-mouthed brat.

Other Word Forms

• unmouthed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouthed¹

1250–1300; Middle English. See mouth, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Just before they did, Margaret gave a little secret wave to Penelope and the children, and mouthed the words “Good luck.”

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My mother mouthed something to Mrs. Leftwich and motioned to me.

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"A striking aspect of all of Kundanlal's elaborate scheming on behalf of these families was how close mouthed he remained, keeping up appearances of technology transfer to India until the very end," Gupta writes.

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Diddy mouthed the words “thank you” to the jurors after they confirmed the verdicts were correct.

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On a bench across from the doors, two immigration agents nodded at each other and one mouthed, “Let’s go.”

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