MOUTHING (DOWN) Synonyms: 49 Similar Words

mouthing (down)

verb

present participle of mouth (down)

as in partaking (of)

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Jason Wright threw for a touchdown and ran for another but also had two interceptions as the Bulls (2-2) had trouble putting away the Colonials (2-2).

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Beyond coffee, Gottsman said candidates should avoid other distractions or unprofessional impressions by putting away their phones, skipping overpowering fragrances, removing sunglasses from the tops of their heads and avoiding chewing gum.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of putting away

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By institutional convention, such a show would unfold chronologically; but as its curator, the Native designer Brian Johnson, notes, time is a snake swallowing its own tail.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The Medicare Advantage and D-SNP list drops authorization for speech and language treatment, group speech treatment, swallowing dysfunction and spinal chiropractic manipulation.

— JP Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of swallowing

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See, the thing that fungi are very good at is breaking up rocks and digesting these hard-to-access minerals.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
That’s because organisms have evolved a handful of ways to catalyze the break-up of peptide bonds, which have diversified into countless specialized protein-digesting enzymes.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of digesting

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Buying a pre-construction unit usually means putting down an initial deposit and paying in installments as the building gets closer to being completed.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of putting down

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