Meaning of bemouth | Babel Free
Definitions
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To mouth the praises of (a person); talk grandiloquently; declaim. transitive
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To place in the mouth; to put one's mouth on; (by extension) to eat. transitive
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.”
“All made of Flanders cloth, And now bemouthed of many a moth […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.