Definition of morsel in English:

morsel

noun ˈmɔːs(ə)lˈmɔrsəl

1A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.
Juliet pushed a morsel of toast into her mouth
Example sentencesExamples
- Not a morsel of food passed my lips without the calorie value being carefully noted in my food diary.
- A raccoon on a patio chomps eagerly on a stolen morsel of food.
- Finishing the last morsel of food he could uncover on his tray, Ben sunk into his chair with a sigh, feeling content.
- Not a morsel of food on her plate would be touched tonight.
- He stood up from his chair as soon as he finished the last few morsels of food on his plate.
- At this time, particularly in the rural areas, some underprivileged people would go from door to door asking for a morsel of food or some money.
- My three guests agreed the chicken breast morsels needed to have been sealed and marinaded first.
- Signaling my server for more brandy, I broke the cake in two, and delicately bit off a morsel.
- Every morsel of food we eat has to be broken down into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body, which is why it takes hours to fully digest food.
- Lunch in tapas bars is a Spanish treat, serving tasty portions of tortilla, fresh prawns, marinaded red peppers and other morsels of local food.
- I slave for hours on end in poor working conditions just to bring you a single morsel of edible hearty food!
- I will also bring you a morsel of food; it will give you the strength to continue your journey.
- The village was in the low ground between two shallow hills so that a stream ran through the ditch, and there were a handful of small fish traps to catch a morsel of good meat whenever the opportunity presented itself.
- The serving women were already packing up their utensils and carrying them off and men everywhere were gleaning the last morsels of food from their bowls.
- Or are his children so needy that they are obliged to sell their father's house for a morsel of bread?
- These are just a few morsels of ‘food for thought’ from a very interesting article that would make you think twice before you buy once.
- This sauce, usually made with herbs and peppercorns, isn't spicy but loans a piquant, peppery flavour to the tender morsels of chicken.
Synonyms
mouthful, bite, nibble, bit, small piece, soupçon, taste, sample, spoonful, forkful, crumb, grain, particle, fragment, fraction, scrap, sliver, shred, pinch, drop, dollop, whit, atom, granule, segment, spot, modicum, gobbet
titbit, bonne bouche
informal smidgen, smidge
Australian/New Zealand informal skerrick
1. 1.1 A small piece or amount.
  there was a morsel of consolation for the British team
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not since my first and final term of grad school have I taken a morsel of foreign information and extrapolated it into a moderately coherent essay.
  I know because I'm scouring each and every one of them for some morsel of insight that will lead me to the best spot.
  Libby could practically hear the pens of the journalists scribbling down this morsel of information.
  The press, in turn, enjoys that interplay, even as they're scrambling for morsels and crumbs of information from the guy.
  Sam was attempting to squeeze out any morsels of information that he could find helpful later on, and wasn't been secretive about it.
  Each day, a member of the kitchen staff is responsible for researching a morsel of information about food.
  It takes a lot to knock it out of me, but I have lost every bit of trust and every morsel of loyalty.
  For those of you unfamiliar with the writer let me provide a few morsels of information.
  The captions offer only a morsel of background information and generally do not provide source information about the photographs.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of mors 'a bite', from Latin mors- 'bitten', from the verb mordere.

This is an English use of Old French morsel ‘a little bite’, from Latin mordere ‘to bite’.

Rhymes

dorsal

Definition of morsel in US English:

morsel

nounˈmôrsəlˈmɔrsəl

1A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.
Julie pushed a last morsel of toast into her mouth
figurative real estate agents think the mansion will be a very tasty morsel for an international company
Example sentencesExamples
- A raccoon on a patio chomps eagerly on a stolen morsel of food.
- Not a morsel of food passed my lips without the calorie value being carefully noted in my food diary.
- He stood up from his chair as soon as he finished the last few morsels of food on his plate.
- I slave for hours on end in poor working conditions just to bring you a single morsel of edible hearty food!
- At this time, particularly in the rural areas, some underprivileged people would go from door to door asking for a morsel of food or some money.
- Every morsel of food we eat has to be broken down into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body, which is why it takes hours to fully digest food.
- The serving women were already packing up their utensils and carrying them off and men everywhere were gleaning the last morsels of food from their bowls.
- This sauce, usually made with herbs and peppercorns, isn't spicy but loans a piquant, peppery flavour to the tender morsels of chicken.
- My three guests agreed the chicken breast morsels needed to have been sealed and marinaded first.
- The village was in the low ground between two shallow hills so that a stream ran through the ditch, and there were a handful of small fish traps to catch a morsel of good meat whenever the opportunity presented itself.
- These are just a few morsels of ‘food for thought’ from a very interesting article that would make you think twice before you buy once.
- I will also bring you a morsel of food; it will give you the strength to continue your journey.
- Not a morsel of food on her plate would be touched tonight.
- Or are his children so needy that they are obliged to sell their father's house for a morsel of bread?
- Finishing the last morsel of food he could uncover on his tray, Ben sunk into his chair with a sigh, feeling content.
- Lunch in tapas bars is a Spanish treat, serving tasty portions of tortilla, fresh prawns, marinaded red peppers and other morsels of local food.
- Signaling my server for more brandy, I broke the cake in two, and delicately bit off a morsel.
Synonyms
mouthful, bite, nibble, bit, small piece, soupçon, taste, sample, spoonful, forkful, crumb, grain, particle, fragment, fraction, scrap, sliver, shred, pinch, drop, dollop, whit, atom, granule, segment, spot, modicum, gobbet
1. 1.1 A small piece or amount.
  reporters do their best to ferret out every morsel of information
  Example sentencesExamples
  The captions offer only a morsel of background information and generally do not provide source information about the photographs.
  Libby could practically hear the pens of the journalists scribbling down this morsel of information.
  The press, in turn, enjoys that interplay, even as they're scrambling for morsels and crumbs of information from the guy.
  Not since my first and final term of grad school have I taken a morsel of foreign information and extrapolated it into a moderately coherent essay.
  For those of you unfamiliar with the writer let me provide a few morsels of information.
  Sam was attempting to squeeze out any morsels of information that he could find helpful later on, and wasn't been secretive about it.
  It takes a lot to knock it out of me, but I have lost every bit of trust and every morsel of loyalty.
  I know because I'm scouring each and every one of them for some morsel of insight that will lead me to the best spot.
  Each day, a member of the kitchen staff is responsible for researching a morsel of information about food.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of mors ‘a bite’, from Latin mors- ‘bitten’, from the verb mordere.

单词	morsel
释义	Definition of morsel in English: morsel noun ˈmɔːs(ə)lˈmɔrsəl 1A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful. Juliet pushed a morsel of toast into her mouth Example sentencesExamples Not a morsel of food passed my lips without the calorie value being carefully noted in my food diary. A raccoon on a patio chomps eagerly on a stolen morsel of food. Finishing the last morsel of food he could uncover on his tray, Ben sunk into his chair with a sigh, feeling content. Not a morsel of food on her plate would be touched tonight. He stood up from his chair as soon as he finished the last few morsels of food on his plate. At this time, particularly in the rural areas, some underprivileged people would go from door to door asking for a morsel of food or some money. My three guests agreed the chicken breast morsels needed to have been sealed and marinaded first. Signaling my server for more brandy, I broke the cake in two, and delicately bit off a morsel. Every morsel of food we eat has to be broken down into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body, which is why it takes hours to fully digest food. Lunch in tapas bars is a Spanish treat, serving tasty portions of tortilla, fresh prawns, marinaded red peppers and other morsels of local food. I slave for hours on end in poor working conditions just to bring you a single morsel of edible hearty food! I will also bring you a morsel of food; it will give you the strength to continue your journey. The village was in the low ground between two shallow hills so that a stream ran through the ditch, and there were a handful of small fish traps to catch a morsel of good meat whenever the opportunity presented itself. The serving women were already packing up their utensils and carrying them off and men everywhere were gleaning the last morsels of food from their bowls. Or are his children so needy that they are obliged to sell their father's house for a morsel of bread? These are just a few morsels of ‘food for thought’ from a very interesting article that would make you think twice before you buy once. This sauce, usually made with herbs and peppercorns, isn't spicy but loans a piquant, peppery flavour to the tender morsels of chicken. Synonyms mouthful, bite, nibble, bit, small piece, soupçon, taste, sample, spoonful, forkful, crumb, grain, particle, fragment, fraction, scrap, sliver, shred, pinch, drop, dollop, whit, atom, granule, segment, spot, modicum, gobbet titbit, bonne bouche informal smidgen, smidge Australian/New Zealand informal skerrick 1.1 A small piece or amount. there was a morsel of consolation for the British team Example sentencesExamples Not since my first and final term of grad school have I taken a morsel of foreign information and extrapolated it into a moderately coherent essay. I know because I'm scouring each and every one of them for some morsel of insight that will lead me to the best spot. Libby could practically hear the pens of the journalists scribbling down this morsel of information. The press, in turn, enjoys that interplay, even as they're scrambling for morsels and crumbs of information from the guy. Sam was attempting to squeeze out any morsels of information that he could find helpful later on, and wasn't been secretive about it. Each day, a member of the kitchen staff is responsible for researching a morsel of information about food. It takes a lot to knock it out of me, but I have lost every bit of trust and every morsel of loyalty. For those of you unfamiliar with the writer let me provide a few morsels of information. The captions offer only a morsel of background information and generally do not provide source information about the photographs. Origin Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of mors 'a bite', from Latin mors- 'bitten', from the verb mordere. This is an English use of Old French morsel ‘a little bite’, from Latin mordere ‘to bite’. Rhymes dorsal Definition of morsel in US English: morsel nounˈmôrsəlˈmɔrsəl 1A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful. Julie pushed a last morsel of toast into her mouth figurative real estate agents think the mansion will be a very tasty morsel for an international company Example sentencesExamples A raccoon on a patio chomps eagerly on a stolen morsel of food. Not a morsel of food passed my lips without the calorie value being carefully noted in my food diary. He stood up from his chair as soon as he finished the last few morsels of food on his plate. I slave for hours on end in poor working conditions just to bring you a single morsel of edible hearty food! At this time, particularly in the rural areas, some underprivileged people would go from door to door asking for a morsel of food or some money. Every morsel of food we eat has to be broken down into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body, which is why it takes hours to fully digest food. The serving women were already packing up their utensils and carrying them off and men everywhere were gleaning the last morsels of food from their bowls. This sauce, usually made with herbs and peppercorns, isn't spicy but loans a piquant, peppery flavour to the tender morsels of chicken. My three guests agreed the chicken breast morsels needed to have been sealed and marinaded first. The village was in the low ground between two shallow hills so that a stream ran through the ditch, and there were a handful of small fish traps to catch a morsel of good meat whenever the opportunity presented itself. These are just a few morsels of ‘food for thought’ from a very interesting article that would make you think twice before you buy once. I will also bring you a morsel of food; it will give you the strength to continue your journey. Not a morsel of food on her plate would be touched tonight. Or are his children so needy that they are obliged to sell their father's house for a morsel of bread? Finishing the last morsel of food he could uncover on his tray, Ben sunk into his chair with a sigh, feeling content. Lunch in tapas bars is a Spanish treat, serving tasty portions of tortilla, fresh prawns, marinaded red peppers and other morsels of local food. Signaling my server for more brandy, I broke the cake in two, and delicately bit off a morsel. Synonyms mouthful, bite, nibble, bit, small piece, soupçon, taste, sample, spoonful, forkful, crumb, grain, particle, fragment, fraction, scrap, sliver, shred, pinch, drop, dollop, whit, atom, granule, segment, spot, modicum, gobbet 1.1 A small piece or amount. reporters do their best to ferret out every morsel of information Example sentencesExamples The captions offer only a morsel of background information and generally do not provide source information about the photographs. Libby could practically hear the pens of the journalists scribbling down this morsel of information. The press, in turn, enjoys that interplay, even as they're scrambling for morsels and crumbs of information from the guy. Not since my first and final term of grad school have I taken a morsel of foreign information and extrapolated it into a moderately coherent essay. For those of you unfamiliar with the writer let me provide a few morsels of information. Sam was attempting to squeeze out any morsels of information that he could find helpful later on, and wasn't been secretive about it. It takes a lot to knock it out of me, but I have lost every bit of trust and every morsel of loyalty. I know because I'm scouring each and every one of them for some morsel of insight that will lead me to the best spot. Each day, a member of the kitchen staff is responsible for researching a morsel of information about food. Origin Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of mors ‘a bite’, from Latin mors- ‘bitten’, from the verb mordere.
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