mouthing

[mou-thing]

noun

1. the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.

2. an instance of this.

Example Sentences

As a rule, brave explorers do not have worried governesses mouthing objections to their adventures in Parts Unknown.

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Don’t buy it, because even those mouthing it don’t.

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But this year it was disclosed she sent an email to Epstein weeks later apologizing for bad mouthing him and referring to him as her “supreme friend.”

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But that did little to dampen her spirits as she danced atop her pink pony-themed Pride float, swaying and mouthing the lyrics.

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The lynched man’s last exchange during the beating involves him mouthing the word “Run!” to James, who is hiding in the bushes nearby.

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