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mouthful

mouth·ful [ mówth fl ] (plural mouth·fuls)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. quantity of food or drink: the amount of food or drink that can comfortably be held in the mouth at one time

2. small amount of food: only a very little amount to eat
You can't go all day on a mouthful of food like that.

3. hard-to-pronounce word or phrase: a word or phrase that is hard to pronounce because of its unfamiliar sound combinations
Her last name's a mouthful!


say a mouthful to say something that is very meaningful or profound

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