morsel

1 of 2

noun

mor·sel ˈmȯr-səl

Synonyms of morsel next

: a small piece of food : bite

: a small quantity : fragment

: a tasty dish

: something delectable and pleasing

: a negligible person

morsel

2 of 2

verb

morseled or morselled; morseling or morselling

transitive verb

: to divide into or distribute in small pieces

Example Sentences

Noun the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel searching for any morsel of useful information

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Each container of these CBD Salmon cat treats boasts 60 individual treats, and each delectable morsel is infused with 3.3mg of CBD. —

Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2023 There’s more to the Fox News cherry harvest (our fruity boldface throughout), but people can handle only so many of these morsels. —

Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023 The next brutal morsel of information came when the anonymous caller phoned one of Lazcano’s relatives. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023 Every morsel of food will look like a miniature art piece, and there will be not just one, but two food carts. —

ELLE, 27 Jan. 2023 One such morsel appeared in a Roosh V thread in which members of the forum were debating Windows versus Mac operating systems. —

Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2022 This franchise has a rabid fan base that dissects every morsel of information about these characters. —

Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 8 June 2023 Fans are dissecting every morsel of information that the writer and director has given thus far. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 June 2023 Every detail contains a piece of the puzzle, a prize morsel to be unearthed. —

Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023

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 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of mors bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite — more at mordant

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of morsel was in the 14th century

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Kids Definition

morsel

noun

mor·sel

ˈmȯr-səl

: a small piece of food : bite

: a small quantity or piece

Etymology

Noun

Middle English morsel "a small piece of food," from early French morsel (same meaning), from mors "a bite," derived from Latin morsus, past participle of mordēre "to bite" — related to remorse see Word History at remorse