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Down in the mouth Moderate

Down in the mouth has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

filled with melancholy and despondency

"gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"

"gloomy predictions"

"a gloomy silence"

"took a grim view of the economy"

"the darkening mood"

"lonely and blue in a strange city"

"depressed by the loss of his job"

"a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"

"downcast after his defeat"

"feeling discouraged and downhearted"

2

Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.

Example Sentences
"gloomy at the thought of what he had to face" adjective
"gloomy predictions" adjective
"a gloomy silence" adjective
"took a grim view of the economy" adjective
"the darkening mood" adjective
"lonely and blue in a strange city" adjective
"depressed by the loss of his job" adjective
"a dispirited and resigned expression on her face" adjective
"downcast after his defeat" adjective
"feeling discouraged and downhearted" adjective
Rhyming Words
euth auth guth luth ruth youth truth couth south douth fouth bluth louth mouth routh caruth drouth struth uncuth duluth
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