# mouthed

Pronunciation: say "MOWTHD" /maʊðd/

## Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of mouth. — simple past and past participle of mouth
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of mouth. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.
   - _She mouthed a silent thank-you as the train pulled away._
   - _The actor had mouthed every line during rehearsal before the cameras rolled._

## Adjective

Pronunciation: say "MOWTHT" /maʊθt/

2. Having a mouth or opening of a specified kind, with the kind named by a preceding descriptive word.
   - Simple: Having a mouth of a certain kind, such as a wide or narrow opening.
   - _The vase was wide-mouthed enough to hold a large bouquet._
   - _Biologists classified the small-mouthed specimens separately from the rest._

## Verb

3. Simple past tense and past participle of mouthe (rare). *(rare)* — simple past and past participle of mouthe
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of mouthe, a rare spelling of the verb mouth.

## Adjective

Pronunciation: say "MOWTHT" /maʊθt/

4. Shaped or formed into the figure of a mouth. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Made into the shape of a mouth.
   - _The bronze vessel's mouthed rim flared open like parted lips._
   - _Antiquarians admired the urn's carefully mouthed aperture._

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