forkful

[ fawrk-fool ]

noun

, plural fork·fuls.

1. the amount a fork can hold.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forkful¹

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

Example Sentences

This is an ideal dish for eating propped up in bed, on the sofa or sitting on the stoop outside, because each forkful delivers a flavorful, comforting, saucy bite with no fuss and no mess.

From Washington Post

Each forkful of these vibrant, in-season ingredients is like taking a bite of springtime.

From Washington Post

“Feel my noodle,” he says as he lowers a forkful onto her face.

From The Daily Beast

Dad tried a forkful of her food and went reeling into the kitchen to drink a gallon of milk.

From Project Gutenberg

The old-fashioned, slow, hard work of lifting the hay by the forkful into the barn was no longer necessary.

From Project Gutenberg

After tasting his first forkful of food, he gasped, "And none of this ham!"

From Project Gutenberg

Grimacing as he did so, Harky pitched another forkful of hay down the chute.

From Project Gutenberg

They fed the hens and gave George Washington a liberal measure of oats and a big forkful of hay.

From Project Gutenberg