morseled or morselled; morseling or morselling
: to divide into or distribute in small pieces
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Noun
the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel
searching for any morsel of useful information
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Caroline Dolby, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
How decayed, what species of plant, how rapidly consumed,
which morsels might prove
restorative, how much time should be
dedicated to resting and dreaming?
—John Kinsella, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024
Darren Franich, EW.com, 28 May 2020
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Noun
Surprise, surprise, each morsel was tender, rich and singing with deliciousness with every single bite.
—Caroline Dolby, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
How decayed, what species of plant, how rapidly consumed,
which morsels might prove
restorative, how much time should be
dedicated to resting and dreaming?
—John Kinsella, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
The actual act of killing gets morseled out as a tension-creating Big Reveal, fodder for flashforwards and cliffhangers.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 28 May 2020
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“Morsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morsel. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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