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Definition of Mouthful
1. Noun. The quantity that can be held in the mouth.
2. Noun. A small amount eaten or drunk. "Take a taste--you'll like it"
Group relationships: Helping, Portion, Serving
Specialized synonyms: Bit, Bite, Morsel, Sup, Swallow
Generic synonyms: Small Indefinite Amount, Small Indefinite Quantity
Derivative terms: Taste
Definition of Mouthful
1. n. As much as is usually put into the mouth at one time.
Definition of Mouthful
1. Noun. The amount that will fit in a mouth. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) Quite a bit. ¹
3. Noun. Something difficult to pronounce or say. ¹
4. Noun. A tirade of abusive language (especially in the term "give someone a mouthful") ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mouthful
1. as much as the mouth can hold [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mouthful
Literary usage of Mouthful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"LAKE ERIE—THE BRITISH FLEET SWALLOWED AT ONE mouthful—ENGLAND'S ONLY CHANCE OF
SALVATION—STATISTICS OF THE LAKE COUNTRY LAKE POETRY THE FALLS OF NIAGARA ..."
2. Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson: With Copious Indexes by Samuel Austin Allibone (1875)
"... To take a mouthful of sweet country air. DRYDEN. О leave the noisy town !
О come and see Our country cots, and live content with me ! DRYDEN. ..."
3. Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"LAKE ERIE—THE BRITISH FLEET SWALLOWED AT ONE mouthful—ENGLAND'S ONLY CHANCE OF
SALVATION—STATISTICS OF THE LAKE COUNTRY LAKE POETRY THE FALLS OF NIAGARA ..."
4. Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson: With Copious Indexes by Samuel Austin Allibone (1875)
"... To take a mouthful of sweet country air. DRYDEN. О leave the noisy town !
О come and see Our country cots, and live content with me ! DRYDEN. ..."
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