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(v)
(intransitive) To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
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(n)
(slang, chiefly Mid-Atlantic US) Something; a thing; any object, place, or person.
(archaic) To gape or yawn.
A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
(chiefly imperative) To open one's mouth wide and utter a prolonged /ɑ/ (usually to allow a medical examination).
(intransitive, archaic) To gape; yawn.
The act of snoring, and the noise produced.
A short, sudden intake of breath.
(anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
(colloquial, simile) To chew noisily, with one's mouth open, especially while consuming large quantities greedily.
(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
(obsolete) A gap or rift.
(intransitive, rare) To make a flapping noise with the lips.
The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
(idiomatic, colloquial, US) To speak idly; to talk without effect.
Loud or coarse talk.
A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.
An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.
(slang) To give a hearty laugh that is punctuated by a snort on the inhale.
(Internet slang, of an animal) The act of extending the tongue beyond the lips without opening the mouth fully.
To drink very quickly, swallowing large quantities of liquid at a time.
(ambitransitive) To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing.
(of an animal) To vocalize loudly.
(uncommon) A species of Australian tree, the forest red gum, glossy-leaved box, or shiny-leaved box, Eucalyptus tereticornis.
(intransitive, rare) To salivate.
(UK, slang, archaic) Speak loudly; speak up.
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
A loud sucking noise, especially one made in eating or drinking.
(idiomatic) to speak
The act of chomping (see below)
A blowing or puffing noise.
To breathe through the mouth.
(transitive) To consume.
(slang) To talk at length; to chatter or jabber.
The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
The act of snivelling.
A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
(countable, colloquial) An act of eating.
A stain, smudge or blot.
The usual amount swallowed.
(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
To complain.
(slang) To eat greedily.
(countable) An instance of sniffing.
(intransitive, slang) To complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner.
Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
(slang, US) A light meal or snack.
Nonsense; senseless talk.
A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
(US, colloquial) Synonym of flap one's gums (“talk without effect”).
(transitive, slang) To eat quickly and with minimal chewing, especially if to the point of swallowing food whole.
An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
A liquid used for gargling.
(UK, dialect) The plant Spergula arvensis, corn spurry.
A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
(idiomatic) To snore loudly.
(informal) To sleep.
(chiefly late-19th-century US slang, intransitive) To snore very loudly.
(countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
A soft bell-like sound; ding.
(US, with article, almost always plural) A brushy, rural area or location.
(intransitive) To make a low snuffling or blowing sound.
A fit of sulking or sullenness.
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
A loud, coarse laugh.
(archaic) Scattered or ejected spittle.
(slang) To talk at length, in an annoying, boring and long-winded way.
A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
(UK, dialect, Somerset) A cube of peat; a spade's depth of digging turf.
(idiomatic) To be drunk.
(India) The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.
(figuratively, derogatory) A person who is overly garrulous or prone to making empty, unsupportable statements; a windbag.
(transitive) To place in the mouth; to put one's mouth on; (by extension) to eat.
(idiomatic) To speak insincerely.
To speak through the nose.
To breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise.
(phonology) to constrict the pharynx while articulating another sound.
A strong wind.
(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
(Scotland) A puff of smoke or dust.
(archaic, transitive) To puff; praise fulsomely; bepraise.
The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
(neologism, informal, intransitive) To (repeatedly) snort while laughing; snort and laugh at the same time.
(transitive) To make more noise than, especially in speaking.
(slang) Crystal meth.
(informal, idiomatic) To speak using long or obscure words.
(intransitive) To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something loudly and suddenly.
(informal) To speak about things rashly or foolishly, when it would be better to stay silent.
To gobble up.
An infatuation.
The front part of the neck.
(chiefly UK, Ireland) A partly suppressed or broken laugh.