Handful - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
Extra examples
The children collected seashells by the handful.
Our dog is a real handful.
Her older son is fine but the little one is a bit of a handful.
He's had a two-stretch. He'll collect a handful next time.
The boy picked up a handful of stones and started throwing them at us.
...a handful of ungovernable students are disrupting the learning environment for everyone else...
She wanted to tear his hair out by the handful.
Michael threw his handful of dirt onto the coffin.
A handful of old faithfuls came to the meeting.
He opened his wallet with a flourish and took out a handful of notes.
Only a handful of people answered the advertisement.
There were only a handful of people there.
She's a lovely child, but she can be a bit of a handful sometimes.
He put his hand into his pocket and brought out a handful of silver.
A handful of protesters began throwing stones at the police.
Word forms
singular: handful
plural: handfuls
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