mouthful
pronunciation
How to pronounce mouthful in British English:
UK [ˈmaʊθfʊl]
How to pronounce mouthful in American English:
US [ˈmaʊθfʊl]
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- Noun:
- the quantity that can be held in the mouth
- a small amount eaten or drunk
Word Origin
- mouthful (n.)
- 1520s, "as much as a mouth can hold," from mouth (n.) + -ful. Meaning "a lot to say" is from 1748.
Example
- 1. I take in my last mouthful of bread and cheese .
- 2. But no sooner had she taken one mouthful than she fell on the ground dead .
- 3. Then he snaps forward to spit his mouthful into the little metal sink .
- 4. " G oooooo d , " is all my smiling friend can manage to say , holding his chopsticks aloft as he selects his next mouthful .
- 5. A mouthful of seal flesh has little to recommend it , unless you are drawn to a slippery , dark , lamb-like meat that tastes as if it had been left to stew in a dirty aquarium .