mouthing
present participle ofmouth
| 单词 | mouthing |
| 释义 | mouthing present participle ofmouth mouth verb[T] uk/maʊð/us/maʊð/toformwords with thelipswithout making anysound: Itlooksto me as if thesingersare only mouthing the words . [+ speech]"Can we go?" mouthed Mary. to say something in a way that is notsincere: I don'twanttostandherelisteningto you mouthingapologies. See also bad-mouthinformal Saying & uttering
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Affected & insincere Phrasal verbsmouth off (aboutsomething) mouth off (to/atsomeone) Examplesofmouthingmouthing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. One such argument is that 'only a relatively small percentage of signs are normally accompanied bymouthing' (104). From theCambridge English Corpus As noted earlier in this article, this type ofmouthingis an expected outcome of contact between a signed and a spoken language. From theCambridge English Corpus Mouthingrefers to mouth movements that are related to a spoken word (or part of a word). From theCambridge English Corpus Halim for the first time sings in the background withoutmouthingthe words on screen. From theCambridge English Corpus We cannot get it simply bymouthingplatitudes about people having respect for the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I should be interested to hear other people's views, but it is no usemouthingdevolution without accepting all the consequences of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is easy to accuse political opponents ofmouthingdogma. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Rather thanmouthingall we hear about the signal success with inflation which, while it has fallen, has done little to increase economic activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is all the difference in the world, and nomouthingof words will convince me otherwise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The meremouthingof pious hopes will not get us anywhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good our merelymouthingour outrage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I can remember in my previous rolemouthingthe words "we will it join when the time is right". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Have they ever considered that if less notice were taken of the mouthings of some of these so-called celebrities, no one would hear of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a pretty poor look out if we are reduced to themouthingof grandiose policies one year and ignominious retreats the next year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Simplymouthingthe idea of the national interest takes the debate not one inch further forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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