MOUTHFUL


Meaning of MOUTHFUL in English

ˈmau̇thˌfu̇l noun

( plural mouthfuls -ˌfu̇lz)

1.

a. : a quantity that fills the mouth

was submerged by a wave and got a mouthful of seawater

b. : the quantity usually taken into the mouth at one time : bite

assuagement of their hunger by a few more mouthfuls — Glenway Wescott

2. : a small quantity : morsel

take a mouthful of sweet country air — John Dryden

3.

a. : a mouth-filling word or phrase

the description of his new duties as “administrative coordination of developmental foreign investments” was a mouthful

b. slang : a comment or remark rich in meaning or substance

you said a mouthful

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.