MOUTHFUL Definition & Meaning

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mouthful

[ mouth-fool ]

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noun

plural mouthfuls.

the amount a mouth can hold.
the amount taken into the mouth at one time.
a small quantity.
Informal. a spoken remark of great truth, relevance, effectiveness, etc.:
You said a mouthful!
a long word or group of words, especially one that is hard to pronounce.

mouthful

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noun

as much as is held in the mouth at one time
a small quantity, as of food
a long word or phrase that is difficult to say
informal.
an abusive response
informal.
an impressive remark (esp in the phrase say a mouthful )

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Spelling Note

See -ful.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mouthful¹

1375–1425; late Middle English. See mouth, -ful

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Idioms and Phrases

see say a mouthful .

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Every mouthful should be complex and delicious, whether it’s mostly chicken or mostly filling.

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Instead, Leigh goes back to one of his favorite filmmaking signatures, a trick that hits like a cartoon piano and leaves the audience with a mouthful of black and white keys for teeth.

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The creature lifts its head, nearly dainty in scale, and contentedly gnaws a mouthful of ferns.

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Long encumbered by a mouthful of metal, Zachary was told by his parents Friday that he could leave his fifth-grade class early because he had an orthodontist appointment to get his braces removed.

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“It’s an absolute mouthful to sing, with a lot of wordage,” he says.

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