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
Dark and well-balanced mouthful of layered flavors that include chocolate, licorice, sage, molasses, with chocolate on the finish.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought
Behind that bureaucratic mouthful of a title is the person deciding how the government will spend its $7 trillion-plus annual budget.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 28 Dec. 2024
The pack of marine mammals eventually surfaced with mouthfuls of food.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Okay, that's quite an overflowing mouthful of potential pie-in-the-sky promise to chew on all at once.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought
Behind that bureaucratic mouthful of a title is the person deciding how the government will spend its $7 trillion-plus annual budget.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 28 Dec. 2024
The pack of marine mammals eventually surfaced with mouthfuls of food.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Okay, that's quite an overflowing mouthful of potential pie-in-the-sky promise to chew on all at once.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mouthful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthful
Noun
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As stories of love, loss and migration unfold over small bites and careful sips, Bose paints a portrait of identity steeped in sensory memory.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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What Davies has thus far brought to his second bite of the Who apple has proven … mixed.—
Glen Weldon,
NPR,
7 June 2025
Noun
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From partying in a Nova Scotian kitchen to tasting Inuit cuisine while cruising the Northwest Passage, here are six ways to get a true taste of Canada.—
Renée Morrison,
AFAR Media,
5 June 2025
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Visitors can book a tour to get a look at the farm, their milking parlor, the cheese kitchen and get a taste of their cheeses in the farm’s shop.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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Jan Dane of Stock Culinary Goods set up shop near the nibbles with stacks of issues 204 and 203 and Burlap & Barrel x SAVEUR spice blends.—
Madison Trapkin,
Saveur,
7 May 2025
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Pulling together a quick nibble to serve with a cocktail when the neighbors unexpectedly pop over for happy hour?—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
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“Mouthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthful. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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