bowlful

American  

[bohl-fool] / ˈboʊl fʊl /

noun

bowlfuls plural

1. as much as a bowl can hold.

   He ate two bowlfuls of soup.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bowlfuls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bowlful

First recorded in 1605–15; bowl ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bowlful bowlfuls

"When I was a kid I used to eat champ by the bowlful, so trying to tie in a little bit of my upbringing there," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

While not as enchanting as a beautiful bloom or as delicious as a bowlful of berries, healthy soil is the foundation of a healthy garden.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

Choose a soup with a variety of veggies and you’ll get more immune-boosting nutrients in one bowlful.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022

Indeed, the fun part of a congee party is setting out a spread of toppings to let everyone pick and choose what they like for their own bowlful of goodness.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2022

Except for a small bowlful of rice there seemed to be no other food in the place.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

To serve, cook 200g mixed berries with 20g sugar and pour over bowlfuls of the ice-cream, garnishing with fresh lemon thyme and a drizzle of olive oil.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2019

Berger suggests the twins gather photos of Beverly – and they go ahead and make a sort of homemade shrine and eat bowlfuls of raspberries alongside it.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2016

Like a wolf, I gorged—ate nineteen paper bowlfuls of chili.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Water in abundance was given us without payment, and they sold us fish dried in the sun, and some bowlfuls of sour milk, all at a reasonable price.

From Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. by Maxwell, Patrick

About ten more bowlfuls are needed, but these are poured by Mrs. Agelan without further ceremony.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix