MOUTHING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

mouthing

verb

present participle of mouth

as in grimacing

to distort one's face when her mother told her to mind, the little girl mouthed insolently and rolled her eyes

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as in muttering

to speak softly and unclearly the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath

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Judge could be seen grimacing on a check swing during the third inning and hobbling in the outfield during the fifth inning.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
More people were wrapped around the block grimacing about not getting inside to support the local artists than made it inside.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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Max Muncy, whose home run expanded the Dodgers’ lead, was still muttering about the heat nearly 15 minutes after escaping into air conditioning.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
When John finally reunites with Hal (who charges the ring against the lantern while quickly muttering his oath), the frustrated protégé immediately confronts his teacher with all the suspicions he was meant to keep secret.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

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Before a first-down play from the Cleveland 20-yard line, Rodgers could be seen staring at the Pittsburgh sideline with his arms spread out, apparently waiting to receive the play from McCarthy.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
More of the same people staring at the same problem in the same room.

— Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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Later that day, Rowley was drenched in sweat, rocking back and forth and mumbling incoherently as the poison – later identified as Novichok, a Russian nerve agent – took hold of him, too.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Next up, maybe lawmakers can do something about overly soft, mumbling dialogue preceded by deafening explosions.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

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