wide-mouthed
adjective
variants
or less commonly widemouthed
1
: having one's mouth opened wide
The spectators were wide-mouthed with awe.
… boys snoring widemouthed in their hammocks …—
Lawrence Chua
Lawrence Chua2
: having a large or wide mouth
wide-mouthed jars
a wide-mouthed fish
Examples of wide-mouthed in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Find a wide-mouthed vase and cut floral foam to fit the vase before soaking it.
—Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
Millennials will remember the ubiquity of wide-mouthed Nalgene bottles.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
Turn out the rice mixture into a large wide-mouthed microwave-safe mug or soup bowl; for smaller servings, divide it between two microwave-safe mugs.
—Nancy Baggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Much to his relief, Richard Goodman didn’t have to go out in a boat to nab his wide-mouthed quarry.
—Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
The ‘90s are back, and brands that millennials loved as children or young adults — Lisa Frank, My Little Pony, Paul Frank with the wide-mouthed monkey face and more — are now banking on their old customers wanting to relive their childhoods through their children.
—Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
But the wide-mouthed shape presents a challenge for the home arranger.
—Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
After trimming your tulip stems at the same height, place them in a wide-mouthed vase all together.
—Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
Some of these moments have been captured on video, as things tend to be during a presidential campaign: DeSantis struggling to make small talk with voters; bursting into strange paroxysms of wide-mouthed laughter; appearing to sugar-shame a child drinking an Icee at an Iowa fair.
—Ben Terris, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
Millennials will remember the ubiquity of wide-mouthed Nalgene bottles.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
Turn out the rice mixture into a large wide-mouthed microwave-safe mug or soup bowl; for smaller servings, divide it between two microwave-safe mugs.
—Nancy Baggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Much to his relief, Richard Goodman didn’t have to go out in a boat to nab his wide-mouthed quarry.
—Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
The ‘90s are back, and brands that millennials loved as children or young adults — Lisa Frank, My Little Pony, Paul Frank with the wide-mouthed monkey face and more — are now banking on their old customers wanting to relive their childhoods through their children.
—Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
But the wide-mouthed shape presents a challenge for the home arranger.
—Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
After trimming your tulip stems at the same height, place them in a wide-mouthed vase all together.
—Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
Some of these moments have been captured on video, as things tend to be during a presidential campaign: DeSantis struggling to make small talk with voters; bursting into strange paroxysms of wide-mouthed laughter; appearing to sugar-shame a child drinking an Icee at an Iowa fair.
—Ben Terris, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
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widemouthed
adjective
wide·mouthed
-ˈmau̇t͟hd 
-ˈmau̇tht
-ˈmau̇tht
1
: having a wide mouth
widemouthed jars
2
: having one's mouth opened wide (as in awe)
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