Spoonful [noun]
Definition of Spoonful:
tiny sample
Synonyms of Spoonful:
● Touch
● Bite
● Bit
● Tincture
● Morsel
● Dash
● Chaw
● Trifle
● Sip
● Hint
● Mouthful
● Tidbit
● Whiff
● Fragment
● Delicacy
● Nip
● Drop
● Wink
● Swallow
● Tinge
● Soupçon
● Sampling
● Titbit
● Canapé
Sentence/Example of Spoonful:
When one spoonful had gone down his neck, he smiled up at her whimsically.
Should the stew act too dry, add a spoonful of stock occasionally.
Work all together into a paste, adding a spoonful of brandy.
The latter, who was about to swallow his first spoonful of soup, set it in his plate again.
Scald a quart of cream; when almost cold, put to it four eggs well beaten, a spoonful and a half of flour, with nutmeg and sugar.
Take it off the fire, beat up the yolks of three eggs with a spoonful of oil, and stir up all together till it is quite cold.
Take a spoonful and a half of fresh ground oatmeal, mix with it gradually a quart of spring water, and set it on a clear fire.
Add two spoonfuls of any sort of gravy, one of soy or walnut ketchup, a little salt and cayenne, and a spoonful of port.
Mix with them half a nutmeg grated, the yolk of an egg, a spoonful of brandy, and four ounces of currants washed and dried.
Melt them well together over a slow fire; add a spoonful of turpentine, and lamp-black sufficient to give it a good black colour.