mouthful

The creature lifts its head, nearly dainty in scale, and contentedly gnaws a mouthful of ferns.

Long encumbered by a mouthful of metal, Zachary was told by his parents Friday that he could leave his fifth-grade class early because he had an orthodontist appointment to get his braces removed.

“It’s an absolute mouthful to sing, with a lot of wordage,” he says.

Suddenly, webs seem to line every window frame and hover in midair — threatening you with a mouthful of silk.

He accidentally swallowed a mouthful of water in the process - but remarked that it tasted fine.