mouth

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of MOUTH

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

Synonyms grimace, mouth

Related Words pout; contort, deform, twist, warp; frown, glare, gloom, glower, lower (also lour), scowl; gape, gaze, ogle, stare; growl, snarl, sneer; simper, smirk

Near Antonyms beam, grin, smile

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

Synonyms chunter [British], grunt, mouth, murmur, mutter

Related Words babble, blab, chatter, drivel, gabble, gibber, jabber, maunder, prattle, ramble; breathe, gasp, pant, whisper; buzz

Near Antonyms articulate, enunciate

Antonyms speak out, speak up

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