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What (who) is morsel - definition
morsel
¦ noun
1. a small piece of food; a mouthful.
2. a small amount or piece: a morsel of advice.
Origin
ME: from OFr., dimin. of mors 'a bite', from L. mors-, mordere 'to bite'.
Morsel
·noun A little bite or bit of food.
II. Morsel ·noun A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.
morsel
(morsels)
A morsel is a very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food.
...a delicious little morsel of meat.
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n
Examples of use of morsel
1. But now he has thrown them another juicy morsel and they are gobbling it up.
2. Prodding from the few reporters failed to jar loose any morsel of hard news.
3. Even that once–rare Vatican favourite, "the ordeal of the blessed morsel", is regularly administered.
4. Maybe the poor thing is hungry and squeaking desperately for a morsel?
5. I console myself with this morsel as Kate lays out her skimpy leotard for tomorrow‘s practice.