forkful
Americannoun
plural
forkfulsSpelling
See -ful.
Etymology
Origin of forkful
Example Sentences
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A forkful should reveal layers — firmness, silk, softness — not one uniform paste.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
“I love eating,” she says, taking a forkful of her miso salmon.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023
These tiny worms twist together by the thousands to form tightly packed blobs reminiscent of a forkful of squirming spaghetti.
From Scientific American • Apr. 27, 2023
Some even say that a well-made pasta dish, where the noodles and sauce have become one, isn’t going to splatter around the table and onto your shirt as you pick up a forkful.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023
Faris picks up a forkful of food and lets it plop unappetizingly back onto his steel plate.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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