MOUTHFUL


Meaning of MOUTHFUL in English

mouth ‧ ful /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time:

Michael told his story between mouthfuls.

mouthful of

Betty drank a mouthful of beer.

He took a mouthful of his pudding.

2 . (a bit of) a mouthful informal a long word or phrase that is difficult to say:

Her real name is a bit of a mouthful, so we just call her Dee.

3 . give somebody a mouthful informal especially British English to speak angrily to someone, often swearing at them

4 . say a mouthful American English informal to say a lot of true and important things about something in a few words

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.