forkful
Americannoun
plural
forkfulsSpelling
See -ful.
Etymology
Origin of forkful
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
I snap back to reality and shove a forkful of spaghetti into my mouth.
From Literature
Sam put a forkful of potato into his mouth.
From Literature
“I’ll bet when he’s older, though, Thor will love spaghetti and meatballs,” Bat said happily, twirling a messy forkful of noodles.
From Literature
He was definitely not going to put another forkful of food in his mouth with everyone standing there, like it was a performance.
From Literature
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