mouthful (redirected from give a mouthful)

mouth·ful  (mouthfl)

n.

1. The amount of food or other material that can be placed or held in the mouth at one time.

2. A small amount to be tasted or eaten.

3. A long word, name, or phrase that is difficult to pronounce.

4. An important or perceptive remark: You said a mouthful!

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mouthful

Noun

pl -fuls

1. the amount of food or drink put into the mouth at any one time when eating or drinking

2. a long word, phrase, or name that is difficult to say

3. Brit informal an abusive response: I asked him to move and he just gave me a mouthful

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mouthful - the quantity that can be held in the mouth containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	2.	mouthful - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" taste helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" bite, morsel, bit - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" sup, swallow - a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

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mouthful

noun taste, little, bite, bit, drop, sample, swallow, sip, sup, spoonful, morsel, forkful

Translations

mouthful [ˈmauθful] n → bocado

mouthful [ˈmauθful] mouth n → bouchée f

mouthful [ˈmauθful] mouth n (of food) → Bissen m;

(of drink) → Schluck m

mouthful [ˈmauθful] n → boccata