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mouthwatering

mouthwatering adjective: causing one to salivate.

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...
    • If the weather was not too rough at Norfolk Island, the Tulagi took on board some Norfolk Island fish, which arrived frozen in Vila. This fish was heavily in demand in Vila as it had a mouth-watering taste and was safe to eat.2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 38
  3. (broadly) Enticing or tantalizing.

Forms of mouthwatering

comparativemore mouthwatering
superlativemost mouthwatering
alternative formmouth-watering

Origin of mouthwatering

From mouth + watering.

Words formed from mouthwatering

Questions about mouthwatering

What does mouthwatering mean?
Mouthwatering means causing one to salivate.
What part of speech is mouthwatering?
Mouthwatering is an adjective.

Words near mouthwatering in the dictionary

  1. mouthwash
  2. mouthwashed
  3. mouthwashes
  4. mouthwashing
  5. mouthwashy
  6. mouthwatering
  7. mouthwateringly
  8. mouthwise
  9. mouthy
  10. Moutier
  11. mouton

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