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spoonful

[ spoon-fool ]

noun

, plural spoon·fuls.
  1. as much as a spoon can hold.
  2. a small quantity.


spoonful

/ ˈspuːnˌfʊl /

noun

  1. the amount that a spoon is able to hold
  2. a small quantity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Spelling Note

See -ful.
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Other Words From

  • half-spoonful adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spoonful1

First recorded in 1250–1300, spoonful is from the Middle English word sponeful. See spoon, -ful
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Example Sentences

A spoonful of typical soil could easily contain billions of microbes, and Antarctic soils from other regions host at least a few thousand per gram.

Add a large spoonful of icing to the top of the layer, then spread the icing to the edges of the cake.

I’ve even topped it with a few spoonfuls of plain yogurt for breakfast.

Each spoonful is a delightful reminder that spring, like other times of year, is also soup season.

By tasting, and then swallowing, a lava-hot spoonful of bechamel for a pot pie filling.

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Warm milk mixed with a spoonful of fireplace ashes seemed to also be popular among 19th century England.

But the complaints about the current administration did sometimes come with a spoonful of sugar, or at least a cornball of humor.

She smacks her lips in satisfaction, then slurps another spoonful of orange broth.

Saving Mr. Banks is about as aggressively sweet as a spoonful of sugar.

For each portion, set a breast on the bottom of a warm plate and set a large spoonful of avocado chutney alongside it.

A dessert-spoonful of brandy may be added, if required to keep a long time.

Sirdeller stretched out his hand and very deliberately drank a table-spoonful or two of his milk.

Here we sat late, and so home to bed, having got my Lady Batten to give me a spoonful of honey for my cold.

Young Joe tried to smile, with a slice of chicken in one hand and a spoonful of preserves in the other, and a mouthful of both.

I looked through the window as my last spoonful of dessert was eaten, and saw the sky breaking into blue.

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