Mouthing

The books are only dangerous to children if they eat them (mouthing is okay), but because they might have some ink, it is now illegal to sell, give away or otherwise distribute (like from a library or school) any of these old children's books, unless they are rare, adult-only collectibles. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, men have been on the receiving end of bad mouthing from the backchannel, too. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But through the slow monotonous drag of the hours they developed a fictitious excitement and interest in mouthing their quarrel which each knew in his heart of hearts was no quarrel at all. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And then it hit me: Mr Wilkinson wasn't talking about "mites," instead he was mouthing the French word for myth,which, when properly pronounced, sounds like "meet"—something I'd "interpreted" as "mite"! ❋ Unknown (2010)

What I am bad mouthing is the law under which corporations are governed. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As a fourth generation Montanan (my mother's grandfather hit the Gold Creek area in 1864 and ran a store in Virginia City, but that's another story), I think anyone who thinks burns has done anything for this state except earn it more bad mouthing from the national news has been wearing really dark pink sunglasses. ❋ David (2005)

And then it hit me: Mr Wilkinson wasn't talking about "mites," instead he was mouthing the French word for myth, which, when properly pronounced, sounds like "meet" — something I'd "interpreted" as "mite")! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Would that be 'mouthing', as in 'she gave me a serious mouthing'? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Senators Biden, Clinton and Obama should all be embarrassed and ashamed of their obvious inaction beyond 'mouthing' support for Senator Dodds efforts. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You will sometimes hear country people refer to 'mouthing' people - which means no more tha guessing their age. ❋ Glyn Davies (2008)

It turns out Amy had docked our 11-year-old's pay for a few recent transgressions I wasn't familiar with -- such as mouthing off about a homework assignment and failing on a couple of occasions to retrieve the garbage can. ❋ Unknown (2008)

To pass the time, he recited the Lord’s Prayer, mouthing the Latin words under his breath: Pater noster, qui est in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum . . . ❋ Mark Alpert (2011)

This is accomplished by "mouthing" the sounds from the larynx. ❋ Francis M. Walters (N/A)

It has that curious volubility and "mouthing" quality that sometimes gets into Tschaikowsky's music; it is plausible and pretty; it suggests a writer who either cannot or dare not use the true tremendous word at the proper moment, and goes on delivering himself of journalistic stock-phrases which he knows will move those who would be left unmoved were the right word spoken. ❋ John F. Runciman (1891)

"mouthing" his phrases in a way that would have aroused Hamlet's scorn. ❋ Unknown (1905)