as in bite
a small piece or quantity of food
took a small mouthful of the soup to see if she liked it
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Recent Examples of mouthful
McCarthy says her trim figure was the result of not being able to eat much due to a mouthful of stitches.
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Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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Get a mouthful of history with your lunch at this rustic tavern dating back to 1670.
—Agnish Ray, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2025
But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Their Cap & Cane Spirits Overproof Rum clocks in at 63% ABV and is created from a mix of Guatemalan molasses, turbinado sugar, and evaporated cane juice that delivers a mouthful of flavor.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Find more guides on the best things to do, see, and eat in Seville below:
Price: $
Get a mouthful of history with your lunch at this rustic tavern dating back to 1670.
—Agnish Ray, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2025
But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Their Cap & Cane Spirits Overproof Rum clocks in at 63% ABV and is created from a mix of Guatemalan molasses, turbinado sugar, and evaporated cane juice that delivers a mouthful of flavor.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthful
Noun
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This cake is not only pretty in pink, but it's filled with sweet taste of strawberry in every bite.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Indoor sugar ants may bite humans if disturbed, but their bites are hardly noticeable.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The uptick in concern about taste is both surprising and discomfiting, because the word comes with particular generational baggage.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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In sync with American tastes, there’s an apartment-sized amount of space and an armory of amenities, including an industrial-speed hairdryer and a clothes steamer for any emergency de-crinkling.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Just a nibble on a leaf or petal can lead to rapid kidney damage with loss of appetite, vomiting, hypersalivation, lethargy and sometimes neurological signs such as stumbling, tremors and seizures.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on baseball bests and nutty nibbles.—
,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Mouthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthful. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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