mouth-watering
adjective/ˈmaʊθ wɔːtərɪŋ/
/ˈmaʊθ wɔːtərɪŋ/
(approving)- 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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