cupful
noun
the amount a cup can hold.
cupfuls
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pluralof cupful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We sloshed cupfuls from a field across from the school, brought it back to our little tables and carefully used a dropper to transfer the pond water to a microscope slide.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
Because, he explains, "with all our knowledge of chemistry we could not produce a meal from a few cupfuls of chalk and salt."
From Scientific American ● Sep. 16, 2019
The key is to think of herbs — particularly the tender ones — not as accents used in mere tablespoons but rather as star players tossed in by fistfuls and cupfuls.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2019
People waited patiently for nearly two hours for a shot at the chili bowls and the fried chicken sandwiches, the flat bean-filled tacos called "foldies" and the cupfuls of stewed collard greens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2016
She takes a pan out of the cupboard and pours in the oil, several cupfuls, to be heated in the minutes before her guests are expected.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
