noun · rare

mouthful

mouthful · mouthfuls · mouthsful

постріл, ядро, спроба

кусок, глоток

Mondvoll

The amount that will fit in a mouthThe amount that will fit in a mouth.

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/ˈmaʊθfʊl/

» I couldn't eat another mouthful.

Meaning

4 senses

The amount that will fit in a mouth.
He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in.
Mondvoll
кусо́кkusók, глото́кglotók
(slang)Quite a bit.
Something difficult to pronounce or say.
“She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say.
A tirade of abusive language.
to give someone a mouthful

More definitions

the quantity that can be held in the mouth
a small amount eaten or drunk

Examples

16 sentences

I couldn't eat another mouthful.
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He drank a mouthful of water.
ruОн выпил глоток воды.
deEr trank einen Schluck Wasser.
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He swallowed a mouthful of bread.
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I ate a mouthful of couscous.
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Janos finished the meal in three mouthfuls.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

amount that will fit in a mouth:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

amount that will fit in a mouth:

Origin

From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Pro

From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Proto-West Germanic *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”).

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