mouthing
Americannoun
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the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
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an instance of this.
Example Sentences
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Don’t buy it, because even those mouthing it don’t.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Bailey also requested that Granberry be ordered to stop using his social media platforms to continue "bad mouthing me to his several millions of fans".
From BBC • May 14, 2025
Around the room, participants gazed reverently into their paper cups, some of them mouthing words silently.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025
"Oh no," he added, before silently mouthing the word into the microphone.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024
First grade was when I discovered eye control; with my seeing I could shrink the teacher down to a height of one inch, gesticulating and mouthing on the horizon.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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