teaspoonful
noun
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| \ 藞t膿-藢sp眉n-藢fu虈l
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plural teaspoonfuls\ 藞t膿-藢sp眉n-藢fu虈lz
, -藞sp眉n- \
also teaspoonsful\ 藞t膿-藢sp眉nz-藢fu虈l
, -藞sp眉nz- \
, -藞sp眉n- \
also teaspoonsful\ 藞t膿-藢sp眉nz-藢fu虈l
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Definition of teaspoonful
1
: as much as a teaspoon can hold
2
: teaspoon sense 2
Examples of teaspoonful in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Drop the dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. — Heloise, Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: For cooking veggies, remember how they grow," 14 Aug. 2019 Working in batches, drop a teaspoonful of dough into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 15 seconds per side. — CBS News, "The Dish: Chef Nina Compton shares her signature recipes," 3 Aug. 2019 In this model, every teaspoonful of space brims with the same amount of dark energy, a value known as the cosmological constant. — Quanta Magazine, "Dark Energy Tested on a Tabletop," 31 Mar. 2015 The water boils off and all that's left is a few teaspoonfuls of sludge. — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, "How to Dispose of Hazardous Waste Without Damaging the Environment," 9 Oct. 2018 The two new experimental tests require about a teaspoonful of maternal blood extracted from a mother鈥檚 arm. — Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American, "Blood Test Could Predict Premature Birth Risk, Due Date," 7 June 2018 Drop teaspoonfuls of the jam across the surface of the blondie batter, and then gently pull the tip of a paring knife through the jam in one direction and then the other, creating a zigzag/grid pattern on the surface. — Charlotte Druckman, sacbee, "In a churn of events, salted butter is back | The Sacramento Bee," 8 May 2018 Beat in the butter one heaping 1/4 teaspoonful at a time, using an electric mixer set on low speed, until the mixture resembles coarse sand. — Country Living, "Crunchy Coffee Cake," 31 Dec. 2013 Working quickly, drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto wax paper to let the cookies cool and firm up. — Melissa Aguilar, Houston Chronicle, "We've got Houston's favorite cookie recipes," 12 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'teaspoonful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for teaspoonful
teaspoonful
noun
English Language Learners Definition of teaspoonful
: the amount that a teaspoon will hold
See the full definition for teaspoonful in the English Language Learners Dictionary
teaspoonful
noun
tea路spoon路ful
| \ 藞t膿-藢sp眉n-藢fu虈l
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plural teaspoonfuls\ -藢fu虈lz \
also teaspoonsful\ -藢sp眉nz-藢fu虈l \
Kids Definition of teaspoonful
1
: as much as a teaspoon can hold
2
: teaspoon
teaspoonful
noun
tea路spoon路ful
| \ -藢fu虈l
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plural teaspoonfuls\ -藢fu虈lz
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also teaspoonsful\ -藢sp眉nz-藢fu虈l, -藞sp眉nz-
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also teaspoonsful\ -藢sp眉nz-藢fu虈l, -藞sp眉nz-
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Medical Definition of teaspoonful
: teaspoon