Mouthful

noun

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounThe amount that will fit in a mouth.

"He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in."

2.nounQuite a bit.

3.nounSomething difficult to pronounce or say.

"“She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say."

4.nounA tirade of abusive language (especially in the term “give someone a mouthful”)

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