mouthful

/'mauθful/

Thân thiện

The baby takes a small mouthful of mashed banana.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small quantity of food or drink taken into the mouth at one time: "mouthful" refers to the amount that fits or is placed in the mouth for eating or drinking.
   • The amount a mouth can hold: It can also describe the volume or quantity that can be contained within the mouth.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She took a mouthful of soup and burned her tongue.
  • He could only manage a small mouthful of the rich dessert.
  • The child had a mouthful of cereal.

Advanced Usage

• "A mouthful to say" (idiomatic): Used to describe a word or phrase that is long, complicated, or difficult to pronounce.
  • "Antidisestablishmentarianism" is quite a mouthful.
• "Say a mouthful" (idiomatic, informal): To say something that is very true, important, or insightful.
  • When she criticized the project's planning, she said a mouthful.

Variants and Related Words

• Mouth (n): The opening in the face used for eating and speaking.
• Mouthwatering (adj): Describing food that looks or smells extremely delicious.

Synonyms

• Bite: A small amount of food taken with the teeth.
• Sip: A small mouthful of liquid.
• Spoonful: The amount a spoon can hold.

Related Phrases

• At a mouthful: In one single bite or swallow.
  • He ate the whole cookie at a mouthful.

Related Idioms

• Give someone a mouthful (informal): To scold or speak angrily to someone at length.
  • His boss gave him a mouthful for being late again.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a small amount eaten or drunk
   • take a taste--you'll like it
2. the quantity that can be held in the mouth

Từ đồng nghĩa

• taste