morsel

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noun

mor·​sel ˈmȯr-səl How to pronounce morsel (audio)
1
: a small piece of food : bite
2
: a small quantity : fragment
3
a
: a tasty dish
b
: something delectable and pleasing
4
: a negligible person

morsel

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verb

morseled or morselled; morseling or morselling

transitive verb

: to divide into or distribute in small pieces

Examples of morsel in a Sentence

Noun the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel searching for any morsel of useful information
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The morsels, buried with mummies, are 3,600 years old. Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024 As for Elisabeth, morsels of information trickle out now and then. Hunter Ingram, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
The actual act of killing gets morseled out as a tension-creating Big Reveal, fodder for flashforwards and cliffhangers. Darren Franich, EW.com, 28 May 2020 See all Example Sentences for morsel 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of mors bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite — more at mordant

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of morsel was in the 14th century

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“Morsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morsel. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

morsel

noun
mor·​sel
ˈmȯr-səl
1
: a small piece of food : bite
2
: a small quantity or piece
Etymology

Noun

Middle English morsel "a small piece of food," from early French morsel (same meaning), from mors "a bite," derived from Latin morsus, past participle of mordēre "to bite" — related to remorse see Word History at remorse

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