"make mouths" meaning in English

See make mouths in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: makes mouths [present, singular, third-person], making mouths [participle, present], made mouths [participle, past], made mouths [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> mouths}} make mouths (third-person singular simple present makes mouths, present participle making mouths, simple past and past participle made mouths)
  1. (dated, usually with "at") To make faces (at someone), to fun (of someone), to laugh (at someone). Tags: dated, usually Categories (topical): Facial expressions Related terms: make eyes, make faces

Inflected forms

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