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mouthful

[mouth-fool]

noun

plural

mouthfuls 
  1. the amount a mouth can hold.

  2. the amount taken into the mouth at one time.

  3. a small quantity.

  4. Informal.a spoken remark of great truth, relevance, effectiveness, etc..

    You said a mouthful!

  5. a long word or group of words, especially one that is hard to pronounce.



mouthful

/ ˈʊθˌʊ /

noun

  1. as much as is held in the mouth at one time

  2. a small quantity, as of food

  3. a long word or phrase that is difficult to say

  4. informalan abusive response

  5. informalan impressive remark (esp in the phrase say a mouthful )

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Spelling Note

See -ful.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mouthful1

1375–1425; late Middle English. See mouth, -ful
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“I learned that folding the weeds was really helpful before you put them in, because otherwise you get a mouthful of weeds in your face,” she said.

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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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