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Idiom: Mouth The Words

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mouththewords

Meanings

To mouth words in the sense "to make the actions of speech, without producing sound."

To speak insincerely.

Example Sentences

1
She was so shy that she would often just mouth the words instead of actually speaking.
2
During the play, the actor forgot his lines and had to mouth the words until he remembered them.
3
My little brother can't read yet, but he loves to mouth the words as I read him a story.
4
The singer's microphone malfunctioned, but she continued to mouth the words until it was fixed.
5
In the silent film era, actors had to exaggerate their facial expressions to mouth the words of their characters.

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