How to Pronounce "put words in your mouth"
expression
PUT WURDZ in yor MOWTH
PUT WURDZ in YAW MOWTH
Definition
To say that someone said something they did not actually say, often by twisting or misrepresenting their words.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊt/ /ˈwɝdz/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈmaʊθ
British English
pʊt/ /wˈɜːdz/ /ˈɪn/ /jˈɔː/ /mʌʊθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUT WURDZ in yor MOWTH
UK
PUT WURDZ in YAW MOWTH
Listen in Context
Please don't put words in my mouth. I never said that.
He didn't want to put words in her mouth, so he let her explain herself.
Stop trying to put words in my mouth. That wasn’t my opinion.
"I never said I hated it! Don’t put words in my mouth," she protested.