noun
- plural of mouthful; amounts of food or drink that can be held in the mouth at one time
- plural of mouthful; words or phrases that are difficult to pronounce or say
Usage: informal
Examples
- She took several small mouthfuls of the hot soup.
- The children ate their sandwiches in big mouthfuls.
- He swallowed a few mouthfuls of water before continuing his speech.
- Those scientific terms are real mouthfuls to pronounce.
- The baby could only manage tiny mouthfuls of the pureed vegetables.
- Her name is quite a mouthful for most people to say correctly.