26984 words

mouthful

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
an amount of food or drink that fills your mouth, or that you put into your mouth at one time:

Examples:

He only ate a few mouthfuls of meat.
2
a word or phrase that is difficult to pronounce or that has a lot of syllables:

Examples:

I've always called myself Henny because it's less of a mouthful than Henrietta.
3
the amount of food or drink that fills your mouth, or that you put into your mouth at one time:

Examples:

Marj forked up a mouthful of pie.
4
infml A mouthful is also a long word or sentence, or something said that has a lot of meaning:

Examples:

He has a mouthful to say on the subject.

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