Definition of Mouthing

1. Verb. (present participle of mouth) ¹

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Definition of Mouthing

1. mouth [v] - See also: mouth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mouthing

mouthful
mouthful of marbles
mouthfull
mouthfuls
mouthguard
mouthguards
mouthier
mouthiest
mouthily
mouthiness
mouthing (current term)
mouthing off
mouthless
mouthlike
mouthline
mouthlines
mouthly
mouthpart
mouthparts
mouthpiece
mouthpieces
mouths
mouths off
mouthsful
mouthward

Literary usage of Mouthing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Philosophy of the Human Voice: Embracing Its Physiological History by James Rush (1845)
"Of mouthing in Speech. This belongs properly to the head of the faults of ... mouthing consists in the improper employment of the lips in utterance. ..."

2. Illustrated Horse Breaking by Matthew Horace Hayes (1889)
"PRINCIPLES OF mouthing. Making a horse obey the rein—Manner in which a horse should carry ... In mouthing, we should act on the principle I have advocated, ..."

3. The Mechanical Engineering of Collieries by Cornelius McLeod Percy (1882)
"... at Ends of Cylinder—Cover—How secured to Cylinder—Bell-mouthing Cylinders — Pistons—Piston Kings — Cast Iron—Wrought Iron—Size of Rings—Number of ..."

4. The Philosophy of the Human Voice: Embracing Its Physiological History by James Rush (1845)
"Of mouthing in Speech. This belongs properly to the head of the faults of ... mouthing consists in the improper employment of the lips in utterance. ..."

5. Illustrated Horse Breaking by Matthew Horace Hayes (1889)
"PRINCIPLES OF mouthing. Making a horse obey the rein—Manner in which a horse should carry ... In mouthing, we should act on the principle I have advocated, ..."

6. The Mechanical Engineering of Collieries by Cornelius McLeod Percy (1882)
"... at Ends of Cylinder—Cover—How secured to Cylinder—Bell-mouthing Cylinders — Pistons—Piston Kings — Cast Iron—Wrought Iron—Size of Rings—Number of ..."

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