Meaning of make mouths | Babel Free

Definitions

To make faces (at someone), to fun (of someone), to laugh (at someone).

dated, usually

Examples

“Witness this army of such mass and charge Led by a delicate and tender prince, Whose spirit with divine ambition puffed Makes mouths at the invisible event, Exposing what is mortal and unsure To all that fortune, death, and danger dare, Even for an eggshell.”

“"I want to be jeered at by Punch! I want Punch to make mouths at me, and give me the benefit of his inimitable squeak and gibber.[…]"”

“She was saucy the next [moment], moving her head up and down, making "eyes" at Robert and making "mouths" at Beaudelet.”

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