Thesaurus / bad-mouth
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Aristide washed and powdered Jean himself, the landlord lounging by, pipe in mouth, administering suggestions.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKE
Sol got up, slowly; took a backward step into the yard; filled his lungs, opened his mouth, made his eyes round.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN
But such a thing had, nevertheless, come quite glibly out of her mouth, and she knew not why.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETT
Miss Smith immediately rises from the table, puts up her dear little mouth to her papa to be kissed.
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE OPERAJOHN H. SWABY (AKA "SCRICI")
The "bad form" of telling a lie to the head-master is a later illustration of the same thing.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLY
The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful.
Here the speaker, putting her hand before her mouth, coughed again, and looked affectionately at the elder Mr. Weller.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENS
The men arrived in very bad condition, and many of them blinded with the salt water which had dashed into their eyes.
When she did this, and drooped the corners of her mouth, she was very engaging, and the young man tingled all over with pity.
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSON
I laved his pain-twisted face with the cool water and let a few drops trickle into his open mouth.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
WORDS RELATED TO BAD-MOUTH
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- bash
- belittle
- berate
- blow off
- calumniate
- cap
- castigate
- cuss out
- cut down
- cut to the quick
- decry
- defame
- derogate
- discount
- do a number on
- dump on
- give a black eye
- hurl brickbat
- insult
- knock
- minimize
- nag
- offend
- oppress
- persecute
- pick on
- put down
- rag on
- reproach
- revile
- ride
- rip up
- run down
- scold
- signify
- slam
- slap
- sling mud
- smear
- sound
- swear at
- tear apart
- trash
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- zing
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- bash
- belittle
- berate
- blow off
- calumniate
- cap
- castigate
- cuss out
- cut down
- cut to the quick
- decry
- defame
- derogate
- discount
- do a number on
- dump on
- give a black eye
- hurl brickbat
- insult
- knock
- minimize
- nag
- offend
- oppress
- persecute
- pick on
- put down
- rag on
- reproach
- revile
- ride
- rip up
- run down
- scold
- signify
- slam
- slap
- sling mud
- smear
- sound
- swear at
- tear apart
- trash
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- zing
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- bash
- belittle
- berate
- blow off
- calumniate
- cap
- castigate
- cuss out
- cut down
- cut to the quick
- decry
- defame
- derogate
- discount
- do a number on
- dump on
- give a black eye
- hurl brickbat
- insult
- knock
- minimize
- nag
- offend
- oppress
- persecute
- pick on
- put down
- rag on
- reproach
- revile
- ride
- rip up
- run down
- scold
- signify
- slam
- slap
- sling mud
- smear
- sound
- swear at
- tear apart
- trash
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- zing
- bad-mouth
- blister
- criticize
- cut down to size
- cut to the quick
- decry
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- diminish
- discount
- discredit
- disparage
- dispraise
- downgrade
- downplay
- dump on
- knock
- lower
- minimize
- pan
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- put down
- rip
- roast
- run down
- scoff at
- scorch
- scorn
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- slam
- smear
- sneer at
- sour grapes
- squash
- squelch
- take a swipe at
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- write off
- bad-mouth
- blister
- criticize
- cut down to size
- cut to the quick
- decry
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- diminish
- discount
- discredit
- disparage
- dispraise
- downgrade
- downplay
- dump on
- knock
- lower
- minimize
- pan
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- put down
- rip
- roast
- run down
- scoff at
- scorch
- scorn
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- slam
- smear
- sneer at
- sour grapes
- squash
- squelch
- take a swipe at
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- write off
- bad-mouth
- blister
- criticize
- cut down to size
- cut to the quick
- decry
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- diminish
- discount
- discredit
- disparage
- dispraise
- downgrade
- downplay
- dump on
- knock
- lower
- minimize
- pan
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- put down
- rip
- roast
- run down
- scoff at
- scorch
- scorn
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- slam
- smear
- sneer at
- sour grapes
- squash
- squelch
- take a swipe at
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- write off
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.