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mouth·ing (mou

ng)

A bombastic or empty phrase or speech. Often used in the plural: mouthings about sin and morality.

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-stome aboral buccal cakehole foot-and-mouth disease Gastrophryne genus Gastrophryne hand to mouth hand-to-mouth hoof-and-mouth disease kiss of life maw mealy-mouthed mouth mouth bow mouth harp mouth hole Mouth, Open and Shut mouth-to-mouth			In general I hated the reading-lesson, it was such a torture to the ear to listen to their uncouth mouthing of my native tongue, and no effort of example or precept on my part ever seemed to effect the slightest improvement in their accent. The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context Biddy, wise with previous bitter bereavements, had sat down on the edge of the sand, her fore-feet in the water, and was mouthing her woe. Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context I taught the dog, which I called "Bellona," to fetch sticks I threw into the water, and not only to fetch, but to fetch at once, without mouthing or playing with them. Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context			Mousterian mousy Moutan mouth mouth bow Mouth friend Mouth glass mouth harp mouth hole Mouth honor mouth off mouth organ Mouth pipe Mouth, Open and Shut Mouth-footed Mouth-made mouth-to-mouth mouth-to-mouth resuscitation mouth-watering mouthbreeder mouthbrooder Mouthed Mouther mouthfeel mouthful mouthing Mouthless mouthlike mouthpart mouthpiece mouthwash mouthwatering mouthy mouton moutonnée movability movable movable barrier movable feast Movable letter movable type Movableness Movably move move around move back move back and forth move forward move in move in on move into			mouthed mouthed off mouthed off mouthed off mouthed off mouthed off at mouthed off at mouthed off at mouthed off at Mouther Mouther Mouther Mouther mouthers mouthers mouthers mouthers Mouthfeel Mouthfeel mouthful mouthful Mouthfuls Mouthfuls Mouthguard mouthier mouthier mouthiest mouthiest mouthiness mouthiness mouthing Mouthing Off Mouthing Off Mouthing Off Mouthing Off mouthing off at mouthing off at mouthing off at mouthing off at mouthless mouthless mouthless mouthless mouthlike mouthpart Mouthparts mouthpiece mouthpiece mouthpiece mouthpieces mouthpieces mouthpieces mouthrinse mouthrot mouths mouths mouths mouths mouths mouths off mouths off

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