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Definition of mouth-watering adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mouth-watering

adjective
 
/ˈmaʊθ wɔːtərɪŋ/
 
/ˈmaʊθ wɔːtərɪŋ/
(approving)
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  1. mouth-watering food looks or smells so good that you want to eat it immediately synonym tempting
    • a mouth-watering display of cakes
    • (figurative) mouth-watering travel brochures
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMouth-watering is used with these nouns:
    • aroma
    • recipe
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