1 [C] an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time:
She took a mouthful of water. * Thank you, but I couldn't eat another mouthful. * He talked eagerly between mouthfuls of salad.
2 [sing.] (informal) a word or a phrase that is long and complicated or difficult to pronounce:
My name's Zacharias. You can call me Zach if it's too much of a mouthful. * Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows (what a mouthful!)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is mouthful a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, mouthful is tagged as noun.
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