mouthful

/ˈmaʊθfʊl/

Syllables mouth·ful

Stress MOUTH-ful

Phonics Breakdown

mouth

/maʊθ/

ou diphth

ful

/fʊl/

short u

Meaning

an amount that fills the mouth; a long or hard-to-say word or phrase

Sound Reference

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mouth=/maʊθ/(mouth) + ful=/fʊl/(full)

Example

That word is a real mouthful to pronounce.