mouthful
A mouthful is a large amount of food that you swallow all at once.
When we talk about something being a mouthful, we usually mean it's quite big or difficult to eat. You might say that a huge burger was a mouthful because it took several bites to finish. Or maybe you're trying to describe how hard it is to drink from a giant cup, and you'd say the liquid is a real mouthful - it's too much for one swallow. Sometimes we use this phrase in a more playful way, like if someone says something really complicated or confusing, we might call it a mouthful because it's hard to understand all at once.
How common is "mouthful"?
Word mouthful is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.
Definitions
noun
The amount that will fit in a mouth.
Example: He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in.
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Real examples of "mouthful" in context
