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mouthful

noun
  1. The amount that will fit in a mouth.

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

  2. Quite a bit.

  3. Something difficult to pronounce or say.

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

    Similar: jawbreaker

Synonymsjawbreaker

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