mouthful Definition
mouth·ful (mo̵ut̸h′fo̵ol′)
noun pl. -·fuls′
- as much as the mouth can hold
- as much as is usually taken into the mouth at one time
- a small amount, esp. of food
- Informal a long word or group of words hard to say
- Slang a pertinent, important, or correct remark: chiefly in say a mouthful
mouthful Synonyms
mouthful Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- tooth: One lady with a mouthful of gold teeth emerged from her shack and produced a notebook.
- abuse: When trying to advise them of safety aspects, we just got a mouthful of abuse and foul language.
- food: I only managed a mouthful of food at meal times.
- fruit: A smooth and velvety mouthful of fresh red fruits, with a solid tannic structure and a long harmonious finish.
- water: Also watch out for regs being donated the wrong way up, in which case the OOA diver may get a mouthful of water.
- air: I breathed in huge mouthfuls of the frigid winter air.
Converse of object
- savor: Rather, they are to be savored, mouthful by mouthful.
- swallow: I spent the whole day without eating anything; I could not swallow a mouthful.
- chew: When drawn from the heap the boy was chewing a mouthful of popcorn and both his hands were full of it.
- eat: Imagine stopping and inhibiting our usual reactions and so being present while eating mouthful by mouthful.
- enjoy: Here he is sitting on the edge of some pots which were waiting to be planted up, and enjoying every mouthful.
- drink: The water was black with men and oil, of which I drank mouthfuls!
Adjective modifier
- few: In practice, most of the enjoyment in eating comes from the first few mouthfuls.
- last: The last mouthful is still good, three days later.
- real: Which would have been a real mouthful in real life, but bloody impressive on a letter of recommendation!
- first: What you get on the first mouthful is what you get all the way down.
- big: Superb nose, wonderful fruit, a big mouthful which stops very quickly.
- small: How can the smallest mouthful of a meal you have enjoyed be too much.
Noun used with modifier
redcurrant: Seductive bright strawberry and redcurrant mouthful, witha pinch of spice.
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