2. Adjective. (context: by extension) Enticing or tantalizing ¹
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Definition of Mouthwatering
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mouthwatering
Literary usage of Mouthwatering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Examiner (1839)
"It is not possible to read the book, without a longing and mouthwatering for some
of these tropical delicacies. We were almost ready to repine that we could ..."
2. Economic Motives: A Study in the Psychological Foundations of Economic by Zenas Clark Dickinson (1922)
"... of course, with the ' mouthwatering ' phenomenon in connection with the sight
or thought of food; and a multitude of other associative responses have ..."
3. The London Magazine by John Scott, John Taylor (1823)
"... dilemma is a deal too shocking to think of, what a fund of mouthwatering
reflections does this give rise to in the breast of us plebeians of AD 1823. ..."
4. Florida: The Keysby Don Philpott by Don Philpott (2002)
"Meteor $$ Smokehouse 404 Southard Street « 294-5602 mouthwatering hickory-smoked
pork, chicken, beef and fish. Pier House Harbor View $$-$$$ Award-winning ..."
5. The Christian Examiner (1839)
"It is not possible to read the book, without a longing and mouthwatering for some
of these tropical delicacies. We were almost ready to repine that we could ..."
6. Economic Motives: A Study in the Psychological Foundations of Economic by Zenas Clark Dickinson (1922)
"... of course, with the ' mouthwatering ' phenomenon in connection with the sight
or thought of food; and a multitude of other associative responses have ..."
7. The London Magazine by John Scott, John Taylor (1823)
"... dilemma is a deal too shocking to think of, what a fund of mouthwatering
reflections does this give rise to in the breast of us plebeians of AD 1823. ..."
8. Florida: The Keysby Don Philpott by Don Philpott (2002)
"Meteor $$ Smokehouse 404 Southard Street « 294-5602 mouthwatering hickory-smoked
pork, chicken, beef and fish. Pier House Harbor View $$-$$$ Award-winning ..."
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