mouthsful

Noun

mouthful (plural mouthfuls or mouthsful)

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.
   • “Unquestionably his metabolism is unduly susceptible to stresses resulting from the interaction of external excitations,” he said, and Bobbie patted him on the shoulder in a maternal sort of way, a thing I wouldn't have cared to do myself though our relations were, as I have indicated, more cordial...1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VII
3. Something difficult to pronounce or say.
   • “She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say.

   Synonyms:

   jawbreaker

4. A tirade of abusive language.
   • to give someone a mouthful

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