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mouth-watering

mouth-watering is the alternative form of mouthwatering.

Meaning of mouthwatering

Adjective

mouthwatering (comparative more mouthwatering, superlative most mouthwatering)

  1. (literally) Causing one to salivate.
  2. That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing.
    • Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers.1996 April 14, Bill Oakley, “22 Short Films About Springfield”, in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 21, spoken by Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner (Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer), segment...
  3. (broadly) Enticing or tantalizing.

Forms of mouth-watering

comparativemore mouth-watering
superlativemost mouth-watering

Words formed from mouth-watering

Questions about mouth-watering

What is mouth-watering the alternative form of?
Mouth-watering is the alternative form of mouthwatering.

Words near mouth-watering in the dictionary

  1. mouth-pussy
  2. mouth-soaping
  3. mouth-to-mouth
  4. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
  5. mouth-to-mouth resuscitations
  6. mouth-watering
  7. mouth-wateringly
  8. mouthable
  9. mouthblown
  10. mouthbow
  11. mouthbows

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