mouth-watering
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of mouth-watering
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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He then traded frames with his opponent to set up a mouth-watering finale to the tournament against Zhao or reigning champion Higgins, who begin their semi-final at 13:00 BST on Saturday.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The restaurant’s ambitious, maximized layering of mouth-watering ingredients has been hailed by L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
A mouth-watering quarter-finals line-up begins on Friday when Senegal face Mali and Cameroon tackle hosts Morocco.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
It's international football on a mammoth scale and with it comes mouth-watering permutations and possibilities.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
On the plates, Ivy saw slices of ham and melted cheese between slices of thick multi-grain bread, mouth-watering kettle-cooked potato chips on the side.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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