mouthful

/ˌmaʊθˈfʊl/

/ˈmaʊθfʊl/

Other forms: mouthfuls

A mouthful is an amount of some substance that can fit in a person's mouth. If you eat a mouthful of chocolate cream pie, you consume a bite of it.

A mischievous kid might spit a mouthful of water at her sister, while a thirsty athlete might gulp a mouthful of water after her workout. In both cases, the mouthful is as much water as can fit in their mouths. If you're not very hungry for dinner, you might just have a few mouthfuls of mashed potatoes — just a few bites, in other words. Another kind of mouthful is a long, complicated word, phrase, or sentence.

Definitions of mouthful

1. noun

   the quantity that can be held in the mouth
   type of:

   containerful

   the quantity that a container will hold
2. noun

   a small amount eaten or drunk
   synonyms: taste

   types:

   bit, bite, morsel

   a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

   sup, swallow

   a small amount of liquid food

   chaw, chew, cud, plug, quid, wad

   a wad of something chewable as tobacco

   crumb

   small piece of e.g. bread or cake

   sop, sops

   piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

   type of:

   small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

   an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude