noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
chew
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See how long you can take to eat a meal or a sandwich, chewing every mouthful as slowly as possible.
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If she chews each mouthful of food 32 times before swallowing, she probably does.
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Gladstone had recommended chewing each bite thirty-two times, so Fletcher chewed every mouthful of food until it was pulverized into liquid.
swallow
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She swallowed down a mouthful of wine.
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But when she swallowed , the first mouthful of crisp apple hurt her throat so much she almost cried.
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She gasped, swallowed a mouthful of rain, and gave an involuntary chuckle.
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He swallowed the first mouthful , and then examined what was left as if he was not sure what it contained.
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She realized that Bridget was eyeing her curiously, and swallowed a mouthful of wine.
take
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She took a mouthful of her drink.
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He picked up his glass of brandy and took a mouthful of it.
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Within a few minutes it has to return to wet its skin and take a fresh mouthful of water.
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Quickly sticking his lips into the watery column, he took a big mouthful and swallowed it.
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If the animal does take a mouthful , then the tongue also has a sensitive reaction to the food's temperature.
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Charlie had stopped laughing by then and had taken a mouthful of beer while he listened to whatever it was Jack said.
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Guido took a mouthful of his Cynar and seemed to savour it for a moment.
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He takes a giant mouthful of couscous.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a mouthful of sharp teeth
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I'm stuffed. I couldn't eat another mouthful .
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Joey had a mouthful of cookies.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After all those years of eating Lewis' dust, there was Powell at the end with a mouthful of sand.
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Entertainments National Service - what a mouthful .
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Finally, the very thought of one more sweet and sticky mouthful would make him sick.
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He dragged on crumpled clothes, tried to eat breakfast but spat out the mouthful , fled to his car.
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He took a mouthful of the secret vodka, savouring it, carried it to the door, listened.
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Mattie snapped through a mouthful of food.
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She took a mouthful of wine, but it came straight back up.
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Think Mary Lou Retton and her mouthful of polished choppers.