mouthful

noun · adjectiveB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

mouthfulsmouthsful

1.
The amount that will fit in a mouth.
He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in.
2.
(slang)Quite a bit.
3.
Something difficult to pronounce or say.
“She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say.
Đồng nghĩa: jawbreaker
4.
A tirade of abusive language.
to give someone a mouthful

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more mouthful

Superlative

most mouthful

1.
Bombastic or awkward.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

jawbreaker

Cùng gốc / liên quan

mouthful of marblesyou said a mouthful

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare mondvol, Mundvoll, mundfuld, munfull, munnfylli. Compare also mûlfol.