Background

What are mouth dreams about?

The mouth is the primary opening of the body. So many things happen with the mouth. We form words with the mouth. We eat with our mouths. We kiss with our mouths. The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about mouth dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with mouth dreams. These are the words that make mouth dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of mouth dreams can be illuminating about show mouths affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example mouth dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how mouths in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that mouth is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that mouth is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, mouth dreams have more taste than 95.8% of dream symbols, more pain than 90.6% of dream symbols, and more health events than 89.9% of dream symbols. On the other hand, mouth dreams have less human-made places than 88.1% of dream symbols, less transportation than 82.5% of dream symbols, and less strangers than 81.0% of dream symbols. Notably, mouth dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that mouths is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of mouths are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Furthermore, dreams of mouths tend not to mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of mouths simply do not mention the location, places, or settings occuring within the dream. This may be for any number of reasons. Perhaps the actions of the dreams are intense. Perhaps the characters take the focus in the dreams. Also, dreams of mouths lack characters. Mouth dreams contain less characters than 90% of all other dream symbols. This is notable because dreams help us make sense of our social relationships. Dreams almost always contain characters. The lack of characters in mouth might mean something. Finally, dreams of mouths have more words related to taste than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, mouth dreams involve the perceptions of taste. Taste is a chemical sense. We taste things through interacting and touching the object we are tasting. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of mouths is different than dreams of mouths in general.

6.6%

of dreams have mouths

How common are mouth dreams?

6.6% of dreams have the mouths symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 15 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.

Identification

How are mouth dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like mouth, lip, tongue, etc. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols things and body parts.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of mouths?

Mouths dreams are notable because they have substantially more lips, teeth falling out, Cameroon, C-3PO, emaciation, antelopes, calluses, noses, losing an eye, verbs, black eyes than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of mouths?

Mouths dreams are notable because they have substantially less Algeria, Fiji, Estonia, Kuwait, Dobby, dismissals, Costa Rica, Congo, Colombia, couldn't open eyes, Gimli than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into mouth dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in mouth dreams.

Who is in dreams of mouths?

Who is in dreams of mouths?

Dreams of mouths are more related to animals and more related to insects than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people, less related to strangers, and less related to peers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of mouths?

What are the emotions in dreams of mouths?

Mouth dreams are more related to fear and much more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to confusion.

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Where do dreams of mouths take place?

Where do dreams of mouths take place?

Mouth dreams are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to human-made places.

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What happens in dreams of mouths?

What happens in dreams of mouths?

Dreams of mouths are more related to eating and drinking and more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to friendly acts, less related to disasters, and less related to death.

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How do dreams of mouths related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of mouths related to the type of dream it is?

Mouth dreams are more related to nightmares, more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams, less related to good dreams, and less related to sad dreams.

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How do dreams of mouths related the senses?

How do dreams of mouths related the senses?

Mouth dreams are more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and much more related to taste than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of mouths in dreams?

Mouth dreams are common. Among other things mouth dreams are nightmares, lack places or locations, lacking characters, and focused on taste. Do you think this is true for your dream of mouths? How might your dream of mouths be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience mouths in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about mouths in dreams. See how you feel about mouths now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of mouth dreams

An interpretation of mouth dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. The symbolism of the mouth is closely associated with its functions of eating and speaking. See: Eating, Teeth Details and actions involving the mouth help define the symbolism. For example, an alligator’s mouth is big and can symbolize a “big mouth.” A gummy substance in the mouth can symbolize difficulty with articulation. Stuffing something like a sock or fist into a mouth can symbolize wanting to shut someone up, or saying something that embarrasses yourself. A mouth that’s blocked like that can symbolize the feeling of being prevented from expressing yourself. It can mean you need to watch what you say. Swallowing something sharp can symbolize holding back something sharp you want to say or express, as in “bite your tongue.” It can symbolize self-criticism. Bleeding from the mouth can symbolize saying something that embarrasses or harms you. There are many variations of this theme, and the symbolism often boils down to what you say, want to say, or have said. See: Teeth See also: Abscesses, Biting, Body parts, Eating, Faces, Food, Lips, Speaking, Teeth, Vomiting

Examples of dreams of mouths

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of mouth dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for mouth dreams. Read at your own risk.

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