putting words in someone's mouth

A form of put words in someone's mouth — To say or imply that someone has made a statement or remark which they did not precisely or directly make.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of put words in someone's mouth
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APA

putting words in someone's mouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20words%20in%20someone's%20mouth

MLA

“putting words in someone's mouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20words%20in%20someone's%20mouth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putting words in someone's mouth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20words%20in%20someone's%20mouth.

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