mouthful

[US]/'maʊθfʊl/
[UK]/'maʊθ'fʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. A quantity that can be held or spoken in the mouth at one time.

Phrases & Collocations

big mouthful

delicious mouthful

spicy mouthful

enjoy a mouthful

savor every mouthful

bite-sized mouthfuls

mouthful of food

Example Sentences

he took a mouthful of beer.

She spoke through a mouthful of chicken.

he was chewing a mouthful of toast.

Willie choked on a mouthful of tea.

she swallowed a mouthful slowly.

You said a mouthful.

eating as if every mouthful were his last.

poliomyelitis is a bit of a mouthful .

she swigged a mouthful of wine with relish.

unused to spicy food, she took a long mouthful of water.

Mr. Bosher, with his mouthful of biscuit, mumbled that it was sweetly pretty.

I'm so full I couldn't eat another mouthful.

The result is a ruby-purple wine with ripe aromas of blackberry, plums and figs.Black fruits follow in a mouthful framed by dark chocolate and moreish spices.

He crushed a hardtack biscuit, then mixed the crumbs with water and a bit of pemmican for flavoring.But each lumpy mouthful stuck in his throat.

Real-world Examples

Please enjoy a mouthful of green tea.

Source: 6 Minute English

Harry swallowed his mouthful of Ginger Newt and stared at her.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Chilled soup should be an exquisite mouthful, not a bucket of slop!

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 4

Robert swallowed many mouthfuls of food in a snort time.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

It has taken a vast mouthful of the baitfish itself.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

I've only...I've just had one mouthful, and I know.

Source: Gourmet Base

Then, when Templeton couldn't hold another mouthful, Wilbur would eat.

Source: Charlotte's Web

Not sure they could have taken a large mouthful if they tried.

Source: Gourmet Base

The water was good to drink. Each baby dipped up a mouthful.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

That it made the implausible, somewhat " pawsible" although that's quite a " mouthful" .

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

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