You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 10.

Golf Day

Today’s word is mouth, spelled m-o-u-t-h.

mouth / maʊð / verb [transitive]

to form words with the lips without making any sound

It looks to me as if the singers are only mouthing the words.

"Can we go?" mouthed Mary.

The librarian mouthed the word "quiet."

silently mouthing the words to a song

to say something in a way that is not sincere

The players mouthed clichés about what they hoped to do at the World Cup.

I don't want to stand here listening to you mouthing apologies.

She was just mouthing the usual meaningless platitudes about the need for reform.

Who is speaking the truth, and on what basis, and who is merely mouthing what people want to hear?

— Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, "The ‘first scientist’s’ 800-year-old tonic for what ails us: The truth," 1 May 2020

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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