mouthing

[ mou-thing ]

/ ˈmaʊ ðɪŋ /

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noun

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

an instance of this.

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Jackson’s TikTok account is mainly filled with dance challenges with family and friends and posts of her mouthing commentary from popular audio.
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We’ve made it four full seasons without dancing to blaring music, without swaying alongside a spellbound crowd, without exaggeratedly mouthing beer orders to friends headed for concessions.
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It stars children mouthing along to the lyrics—those same lyrics we just described above.
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Swift erupts, as they argue while mouthing the lyrics of the song.
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As the spotlight focuses on McDonald and ultimately fades, we see hear mouthing lyrics but nothing but silence coming out.
Audra for the Win: Why Audra McDonald Must Win Tony for Best Actress|Daniel Gross|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Proves that political potty-mouthing is practically our birthright.
Calling BS on the Surge in Cursing by Beltway Politicians|Lauren Ashburn|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was mouthing off, Sady contended, and he never said a word about any specific plot to kill Americans.
Jury Set to Decide Whether FBI Entrapped Bomb Plotter Mohamed Mohamud|Winston Ross|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sir Mungo, to continue the simile, had long ago learned to run cunning, and make sure of mouthing his game.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott
The sleepy lake sucked at the mud banks with small mouthing sounds as though it found the taste of the raw mud agreeable.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
"Treachery," the young man answered, mouthing his words with enjoyment; it was for him a happy moment.
The Long Night|Stanley Weyman
As he reached for his sword, this ceased and he heard a strange slobbering mouthing that prickled the short hairs on his scalp.
The Devil in Iron|Robert E. Howard
Yet as you stand there mouthing platitudes, we are preparing to make a frontal assault upon their main base at Homestead.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith