tablespoonful
noun
ta·ble·spoon·ful
ˌtā-bəl-ˈspün-ˌfu̇l 
ˈtā-bəl-ˌspün-
plural tablespoonfuls
ˌtā-bəl-ˈspün-ˌfu̇lz
ˈtā-bəl-ˌspün-ˌfu̇lz
also tablespoonsful
ˌtā-bəl-ˈspünz-ˌfu̇l
ˈtā-bəl-ˌspünz-ˌfu̇l
1
: enough to fill a tablespoon
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Spoon or scoop out large tablespoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheets, leaving at least 2 inches between each cookie.
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Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
Drop sweet potato batter by double tablespoonfuls into the hot oil.
—Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Drop cookie batter by heaping 2 tablespoonfuls (at Secret Bakery, cookies are 100 grams each) onto the prepared baking sheet.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
Once the oil shimmers (a little bit of the fritter mixture will sizzle upon contact), drop in tablespoonfuls of the batter, without crowding them, and use the back of the spoon to press each mound into a flat pancake.
—Julia Turshen, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
Drop sweet potato batter by double tablespoonfuls into the hot oil.
—Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Drop cookie batter by heaping 2 tablespoonfuls (at Secret Bakery, cookies are 100 grams each) onto the prepared baking sheet.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
Once the oil shimmers (a little bit of the fritter mixture will sizzle upon contact), drop in tablespoonfuls of the batter, without crowding them, and use the back of the spoon to press each mound into a flat pancake.
—Julia Turshen, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Tablespoonful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tablespoonful. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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tablespoonful
noun
ta·ble·spoon·ful
ˌtā-bəl-ˈspün-ˌfu̇l
ˈtā-bəl-ˌspün-
plural tablespoonfuls
-ˌfu̇lz
also tablespoonsful
-ˈspünz-ˌfu̇l
-ˌspünz-
1
: as much as a tablespoon can hold
Medical Definition
tablespoonful
noun
ta·ble·spoon·ful
ˌtā-bəl-ˈspün-ˌfu̇l, ˈtā-bəl-ˌ
plural tablespoonfuls
-ˌfu̇lz
also tablespoonsful
-ˈspünz-ˌfu̇l, -ˌspünz-
also tablespoonsful
-ˈspünz-ˌfu̇l, -ˌspünz-
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