Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make mouths

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: make -mouths
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make faces (at someone), to make fun (of someone), to laugh (at someone).

Dated

Example Sentences

"Witness this army of such mass and charge Led by a delicate and tender prince, Whose spirit with divine ambition puffed Makes mouths at the invisible event, Exposing what is mortal and unsure To all that fortune, death, and danger dare, Even for an eggshell."
""I want to be jeered at by Punch! I want Punch to make mouths at me, and give me the benefit of his inimitable squeak and gibber.[…]""
"She was saucy the next [moment], moving her head up and down, making "eyes" at Robert and making "mouths" at Beaudelet."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

makes mouths (present, singular) making mouths (participle, present) made mouths (participle, past) made mouths (past)

Phrases

make eyes make faces pull faces

Frequently Paired Words

make eyes make faces pull faces

Questions

What does make mouths mean?: To make faces (at someone), to make fun (of someone), to laugh (at someone).

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