Sekirov Dictionary

mouthful

/ˈmaʊθfʊl/

noun 4
adjective 1
forms 4
phrases 1

noun4

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

adjective1

•
Bombastic or awkward.
- Once this happens to be the result, there is little reason for waxing over such mouthful phrases as 'grass-roots democracy', 'democratic decentralization' or 'panchayati raj'. — 1977

forms

mouthfuls · mouthsful · more mouthful · most mouthful

Phrases with mouthful

mouthful of marbles
An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome