mouthing

1. 1
   verb

   The -ing form of mouth. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   She was mouthing the words to the song without making a sound.

   He kept mouthing instructions across the noisy room.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Shaping your lips and mouth to show a word, often used along with signs in sign language.

   Like silently shaping a word with your lips so someone can read it.

   The teacher's clear mouthing helped students match each sign to its word.

   Without mouthing, some of the signs look almost the same.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Loud, angry talking that sounds important but really means nothing.

   Like a balloon: big and loud, but full of nothing.

   His angry mouthing went on for an hour but said nothing useful.

   I was tired of all the mouthing and just wanted real answers.

   Similarrhetoric, bluster, bombast, ranting, posturing

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