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forkful

American

[fawrk-fool] / ˈfɔrk fʊl /

noun

plural

forkfuls

the amount a fork can hold.

Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of forkful

1635–45; fork + -ful, probably on the model of spoonful

Example Sentences

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In Charlie Chaplin’s 1931 comedy-drama film “City Lights,” a forkful of spaghetti gets tangled with and mistakenly eaten alongside a long party streamer.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

“I love eating,” she says, taking a forkful of her miso salmon.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

These tiny worms twist together by the thousands to form tightly packed blobs reminiscent of a forkful of squirming spaghetti.

From Scientific American • Apr. 27, 2023

Some even say that a well-made pasta dish, where the noodles and sauce have become one, isn’t going to splatter around the table and onto your shirt as you pick up a forkful.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

He was definitely not going to put another forkful of food in his mouth with everyone standing there, like it was a performance.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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