Bemouth
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To mouth the praises of (a person); talk grandiloquently; declaim. transitive
- 2 To place in the mouth; to put one's mouth on; (by extension) to eat. transitive
"Entering the hotel they tossed off a glass of wine apiece, bemouthed a cigar, and directed the landlord to provide the best game supper in his power."
Example
More examples"Entering the hotel they tossed off a glass of wine apiece, bemouthed a cigar, and directed the landlord to provide the best game supper in his power."
Etymology
From be- + mouth.
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