forkful

American  

[fawrk-fool] / ˈfɔrk fʊl /

noun

plural

forkfuls

1. the amount a fork can hold.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of forkful

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

Example Sentences

“Are you a jerk?” he said, and I almost choked on the forkful of salad I’d just put in my mouth.

From Literature

“Nope,” Elliot said, stabbing another forkful of cake.

From Literature

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