Plural of mouthful
regular plural
The plural of mouthful is mouthfuls or mouthsful.
Forms of mouthful
| Singular | mouthful /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | mouthfuls mouthsful |
| Countable | countable |
Mouthfuls and mouthsful in a sentence
- But a little callaloo soup and a few mouthfuls of stewed goat, saw me much improved.2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 55. From the entry callaloo
- Gooey, crisp tasty little mouthfuls of mac ’n’ cheesy love!2023, Jackie Weight, A Kiss of Smoke, London: Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN. From the entry mac 'n' cheesy
- Swallowing —it was like trying to choke down mouthfuls of toilet paper— she made a face at him.2014, Karen Robards, Hush, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 318. From the entry choke down
- So, whereas mouthfuls and servings are the units of fullness, mindfuls and savorings are the units of mind-fullness.2008, Pavel G Somov, Eating the Moment. From the entry mindful
- The pigeon crammers of Paris took mouthfuls of grain and water and spat it into the mouth of a pigeon.1959, A.M.A. Archives of Pathology, volume 68. From the entry crammer
Meaning of mouthful
- noun The amount that will fit in a mouth.
- noun Quite a bit.
- noun Something difficult to pronounce or say.
Questions about the plural of mouthful
- What is the plural of mouthful?
- The plural of mouthful is mouthfuls or mouthsful.
- Which is correct, mouthfuls or mouthsful?
- Both are used. mouthfuls is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is mouthful countable?
- Mouthful is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mouthful (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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