Added 9 October 2026
mouth
/maʊθ/ noun
In Latin: ōs Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mouth at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
"Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.
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The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.
- An outlet, aperture or orifice.
verb
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To speak; to utter.
He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.
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To represent (words or sounds) by making the actions of speech, but silently, without producing sound; to frame.
The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.
- To move the mouth, with or without sound; to form (air or words) with the mouth, with or without sound.
Origin
From Middle English mouth, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ment- (“to chew; jaw, mouth”).
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