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/mowth"waw'teuhr ing, -wot'euhr-/, adj.very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.[1815-25]
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mouth-watering — mouth .watering adj food that is mouth watering looks or smells extremely good ▪ a mouth watering aroma coming from the kitchen … Dictionary of contemporary English
mouth-watering — (adj.) 1822, from MOUTH (Cf. mouth) (n.) + WATER (Cf. water) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
mouth-watering — [adj] appetizing aperitive, appealing, delectable, delicious, divine*, flavorsome, full of flavor, heavenly*, luscious, palatable, piquant, saporous, savory, scrumptious, succulent, tasty, tempting, yummy*; concept 613 … New thesaurus
mouth-watering — ► ADJECTIVE 1) smelling or looking delicious. 2) very attractive or tempting … English terms dictionary
mouth-watering — adjective pleasing to the sense of taste • Syn: ↑savory, ↑savoury • Similar to: ↑appetizing, ↑appetising • Derivationally related forms: ↑savoury (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mouth-watering — also mouthwatering 1) ADJ GRADED Mouth watering food looks or smells extremely nice. ...hundreds of cheeses, in a mouth watering variety of shapes, textures and tastes. ...more than 150 mouthwatering recipes. 2) ADJ GRADED (emphasis) If you… … English dictionary
mouth-watering — adjective food that is mouth watering looks or smells extremely good: a mouth watering aroma coming from the kitchen … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mouth-watering — make (someone s) mouth water if the smell or the sight of food makes your mouth water, it makes you want to eat it. The restaurant had a selection of mouth watering desserts … New idioms dictionary
mouth-watering — {adj.} Smelling or looking very good to eat. * /It was a mouth watering meal./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mouth-watering — {adj.} Smelling or looking very good to eat. * /It was a mouth watering meal./ … Dictionary of American idioms
