forkful

[fawrk-fool]

noun

plural

forkfuls 

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

The goal is contrast and bite — something tender, savory and flavorful to pair with your fries and cheese — so each forkful hits all the right notes without requiring hours in the kitchen.

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Pressing my lips firmly around a forkful to cleanly drag all the icing and every moist crumb, I could be in my own front yard of Alabama beaches—Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Perdido Key—or along some nearby river or creek.

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Every delicious first forkful makes me remember the countless iterations I have both been served, as well as made for myself, over the last forty-plus years of my life.

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“Thanks, Uncle Solly,” Jackson said as he shoveled the first forkful into his mouth.

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

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