mouthing

Example Sentences

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But this year it was disclosed she sent an email to Epstein weeks later apologizing for bad mouthing him and referring to him as her “supreme friend.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Mamdani jumped right in, clapping wildly, mouthing the words, and then grabbed the mic: “Remember to vote June 24th!”

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2025

"Oh no," he added, before silently mouthing the word into the microphone.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024

They are silently mouthing prayers, and ask not to be interrupted.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

I could see Bat Lady, who was somehow connected with my father, somehow connected with the Abeona Shelter, mouthing the words to me: Save Ashley.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben