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mouthful
/ ˈʊθˌʊ /
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
informalan abusive response
informalan impressive remark (esp in the phrase say a mouthful )
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Example Sentences
“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.
Every mouthful should be complex and delicious, whether it’s mostly chicken or mostly filling.
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.
The creature lifts its head, nearly dainty in scale, and contentedly gnaws a mouthful of ferns.
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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