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How to pronounce mouth
Say it like this: /mʌʊθ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does mouth mean?
nounThe front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
“She kissed him on the mouth.”
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.
“But why give a tunnel mouth any decoration whatsoever?”
verbTo speak; to utter.
“How can you get up there and mouth such clichés?”
To represent (words or sounds) by making the actions of speech, but silently, without producing sound; to frame.
“She mouthed a warning to me as the teacher entered the room.”
To move the mouth, with or without sound; to form (air or words) with the mouth, with or without sound.
“But words are nothing to the misbelieving -- mere air mouthed into a sound.”
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