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mouthful noun [ ˈmaʊθfʊl ]

• a quantity of food or drink that fills or can be put in the mouth.
• "he took a mouthful of beer"
Similar: bite, nibble, taste, bit, piece, spoonful, forkful, morsel, sample, draught, sip, swallow, sup, drop, pull, gulp, swig, slug, swill,
• a long or complicated word or phrase that is difficult to say.
• "poliomyelitis is a bit of a mouthful"
Similar: tongue-twister, long word, difficult word,
Opposite: monosyllable,

say a mouthful

• say something noteworthy.

give someone a mouthful

• talk to or shout at someone in an angry or critical way.
"she gave him a mouthful—I'd never heard her speak like this before"

say a mouthful

• say something noteworthy.



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