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[ mouth-waw-ter-ing, -wot-er- ] / ˈmaʊθˌwɔ tər ɪŋ, -ˌwɒt ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mouth-watering ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivevery appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert. Origin of mouth-wateringFirst recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby mouth-wateringmouthpart, mouthpiece, mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mouthwash, mouth-watering, mouthy, mouton, moutonnée, movable, movable-do system Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mouth-wateringAlong with descriptions of mouth-watering meals are eye-watering depictions of violence. The Foodie Detective: The Pepe Carvalho Novels by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán|Malcolm Forbes|October 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST Colorful tints, eye-catching graphics and mouth-watering images combined and voila, the menu was born! Vintage American Menus|David Lincoln Ross|September 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST He talks to Isabel Wilkinson about their mouth-watering collaboration—and what's next. Artist Will Cotton Talks Katy Perry|Isabel Wilkinson|February 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST From a purely visual perspective, Cotton's art is mouth-watering. Will Cotton's Candy-Coated Dreams|Ana Finel Honigman|November 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mouth-watering Indian food can be made at home in less time than it takes to get it delivered. What to Eat: Indian Dinner|Cookstr.com|October 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST There was a cheerful, mouth-watering smell of cookery on the air, a garlicky smell, with now and then a whiff of spicy wood smoke. A Yankee in the Trenches|R. Derby Holmes Keekie Joe gazed upon this scene of mouth-watering ruin with eyes spellbound. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift|Percy Keese Fitzhugh Then followed a list of mouth-watering delicacies, the very names of which we had almost forgotten. Trenching at Gallipoli|John Gallishaw It was a superb and mouth-watering close-up, to use the film phrase. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
British Dictionary definitions for mouth-watering
adjectivewhetting the appetite, as from smell, appearance, or description Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mouth-wateringappealing, delectable, delicious, divine, flavorsome, heavenly, luscious, palatable, piquant, savory, scrumptious, succulent, tasty, tempting, yummy, aperitive, saporous |