Down In The Mouth

Pronunciation: /daʊn ɪn ðə maʊθ/

Definitions of down in the mouth

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality (e.g. mouth)

Example Sentences

A1 My friend has been feeling down in the mouth lately.

A2 After losing the game, the team was down in the mouth.

B1 The news of the company's bankruptcy left everyone feeling down in the mouth.

B2 Despite her success, she often finds herself down in the mouth.

C1 The constant pressure of work made him constantly down in the mouth.

C2 Even with all his achievements, he still can't shake off the feeling of being down in the mouth.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun (e.g. down)

Example Sentences

A1 She looked down in the mouth after failing her exam.

A2 He's been feeling down in the mouth since his dog passed away.

B1 The team seemed down in the mouth after losing the championship game.

B2 Despite her success, she often feels down in the mouth.

C1 The usually cheerful professor appeared down in the mouth during the lecture.

C2 Even with all his accomplishments, he still can't shake the feeling of being down in the mouth.

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence (e.g. in)

Example Sentences

A1 She felt down in the mouth after failing her exam.

A2 He always looks down in the mouth when he's tired.

B1 The team was down in the mouth after losing the championship game.

B2 Despite his success, he often feels down in the mouth.

C1 Even with all his wealth, he still appears down in the mouth at times.

C2 The actress tried to hide her down in the mouth expression during the interview.

Examples of down in the mouth in a Sentence

formal After receiving the bad news, she was feeling down in the mouth during the meeting.

informal He's been down in the mouth ever since his favorite team lost the game.

slang I can tell she's feeling down in the mouth because she hasn't been talking much lately.

figurative Even though he was smiling, I could tell he was down in the mouth about the situation.

Grammatical Forms of down in the mouth

• past tense: felt down in the mouth
• plural: people who are down in the mouth
• comparative: more down in the mouth
• superlative: most down in the mouth
• present tense: feeling down in the mouth
• future tense: will be down in the mouth
• perfect tense: have been down in the mouth
• continuous tense: are being down in the mouth
• singular: he is down in the mouth
• positive degree: very down in the mouth
• infinitive: to be down in the mouth
• gerund: being down in the mouth
• participle: a down in the mouth person

Origin and Evolution of down in the mouth

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The origin of the phrase 'down in the mouth' can be traced back to the physical expression of sadness or disappointment, where one's mouth turns downwards in a frown.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the phrase evolved to represent a feeling of dejection or unhappiness, regardless of the actual physical position of one's mouth.