| Samengestelde woorden: |
| agape adj | (mouth: wide open) | met open mond bw |
| | Stunned by the remark, Jennifer stood, mouth agape, staring at her brother. |
| agape adj | (person: open mouthed, gawping) | met open mond bw |
| | | gapend bn |
| | Ryan stood agape as he beheld the Grand Canyon for the first time. |
| be quiet interj | (stop talking or making a noise) | wees stil tw |
| | (beledigend) | houd je mond tw |
| | Be quiet! I can't hear what the teacher is saying! |
| big mouth n | figurative, informal (tendency to speak without tact) (inf., figuurlijk) | grote mond nw de, ont. |
| | He's always getting into trouble because of his big mouth. |
| blab sth vtr | informal (divulge carelessly) (informeel) | eruit flappen vz + overg. ww |
| | | zijn mond voorbij praten frase |
| | | verraden overg. ww |
| blabber vi | informal (divulge information, inform) | eruit flappen vz + overg. ww |
| | | zijn mond voorbij praten frase |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop talking) | zwijgen onoverg. ww |
| | | mond houden nw de + ww |
| | He's ranting again. I wish he'd just dry up! |
| Dry up! interj | figurative, slang (stop talking!) | houd je mond tw |
| | Oh, dry up! I'm tired of your constant complaining. |
| gobsmacked adj | UK, slang (astounded) (figuurlijk) | met de mond vol tanden bn |
| | | stomverbaasd bn |
| | I was gobsmacked when I heard what Sally did at work today! |
| make sb's mouth water v expr | informal (food: look appetizing) (figuurlijk) | het water in de mond doen lopen frase |
| | | doen watertanden ww+ww |
| | The smell of that steak on the grill is making my mouth water. |
| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation n | (artificial respiration) | mond-op-mondbeademing nw de |
| | The lifeguard pulled the drowning boy out of the water and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. |
| muzzle vtr | (people, press) (figuurlijk) | muilkorven, de mond snoeren overg.ww |
| oral adj | (relating to the mouth) | oraal bn |
| | (in samenstelling) | mond- bn |
| | Oral hygiene is very important. |
| save your breath interj | (don't bother saying anything) | houd je mond maar tw |
| | Unless you're here to apologize to me, save your breath! Oh save your breath, I don't want to hear your excuses. |
| talk big v expr | US, slang (boast) (fig., informeel) | een grote mond hebben frase |
| | | opscheppen onoverg.ww |
| | He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
| tongue-tied adj | figurative (unable to speak) (figuurlijk) | met de mond vol tanden uitdr. |
| | | sprakeloos bn |
| | Sometimes I get tongue-tied around new people. |
whet sb's appetite,
whet sb's appetite for sth v expr | figurative (make sb eager for sth) | iem. lekker maken frase |
| | | doen verlangen ww+ww |
| | | het water in de mond doen lopen frase |
| | The city tour whetted our appetite for bigger adventures. |
widemouthed (US),
wide-mouthed (UK) adj | (gaping) | met open mond bw |
widemouthed (US),
wide-mouthed (UK) adj | (having a wide mouth) | een brede mond hebbend bn |
| word of mouth n | (personal recommendation) | mond-tot-mondreclame nw de, ont. |
| | | mondeling bn |
| | He hoped that word of mouth would attract customers to his landscape business. |