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Meanings of morsel in English

Portuguese
porção
Catalan
mos

A small amount of solid food; a mouthful.

porção
Synonyms
Examples for "bit"
Examples for "bit"
1
The second year we saw quite a bit of improvement, he said.
Reuters
2
But reality bit this past week; not everyone wants to join Sunderland.
The Irish Times
3
So the situation is a bit different from before the Lehman crisis.
Reuters
4
This sophomore experience was quite a bit different than the previous year.
Climbing Magazine
5
Actually, since January of this year sales have increased quite a bit.
Wired
1
This bite will continue to improve from now to end of year.
Chicago sun times
2
The bite-sized reports from Friday night at Eurosonic 2009 Emmy the Great.
The Irish Times
3
Police said the bite was strong enough to leave a visible mark.
Radio NZ
4
Science is really about 'how'. He takes a bite of his pastry.
The Guardian
5
I don't think he'll bite you; he probably wants to thank you.
The bourne ultimatum
1
The new abbreviation stands for Jet Thrust Stoichiometric - quite a mouthful.
The Irish Times
2
Well, me too, guvnuh, he said, talking through another mouthful of chocolate.
The hunchback assignments
3
I blinked and then said through a mouthful of French toast, No.
Summer knight
4
Regretfully, I ate a mouthful of dry meat and downed some water.
Enclave
5
She'd knocked the cup from his hand before he'd taken another mouthful.
The Magician
Usage of morsel in English
1
The capital also provides one small morsel of gladdening news for Labour.
The Guardian
2
Jules put the tender morsel in his mouth and ate it thoughtfully.
The Gate of the Giant Scissors
3
Remembering his training as a negotiator, Burke offered a morsel of hope.
Colorado abduction
4
I also wanted to devour him one succulent morsel at a time.
A nameless witch
5
Go your way; you shall not have a morsel of my dinner.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
6
Not a morsel of pity or human feeling was left in them.
Which? Or, Between Two Women
7
Next he scraped the last morsel from his plate and ate it.
The Return
8
I had the delightful opportunity of getting beaten by that delicious morsel.
Rakes and radishes
9
She stirred angrily in her clothes and speared a morsel of food.
Gladiator
10
The above questionnaire contained one choice morsel about this class of 1924.
The new yorker
11
For a while the Brethren were robbed of this morsel of comfort.
A History of the Moravian Church
12
On the 1st of January we swallowed our last morsel of biscuit.
The Survivors of the Chancellor: Diary of J.R. Kazallon, Passeng...
13
Scratch A fugue-inmusic is a powerful morsel which costs a lot.
The Follies of Love
14
We had not tasted a morsel of food since the day before.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 / Vo...
15
We must clutch for the morsel of happiness that may be ours.
Theft: A Play In Four Acts
16
It was about half grown- averyproper-sized morsel for the larger snake.
The Junior Classics, Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories
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Morsel across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common