"mouth the words" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mouths the words [present, singular, third-person], mouthing the words [participle, present], mouthed the words [participle, past], mouthed the words [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|mouth<> the words}} mouth the words (third-person singular simple present mouths the words, present participle mouthing the words, simple past and past participle mouthed the words)
  1. (literally) To mouth words in the sense "to make the actions of speech, without producing sound." Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-mouth_the_words-en-verb-5ERloi9x
  2. (idiomatic) To speak insincerely. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-mouth_the_words-en-verb-VMOFyU~7

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