muffin
295
1.0
- noun
- /ˈmʌfɪn/
:
muffin
- She enjoyed a warm blueberry muffin with her morning coffee.
- English muffin
- muffin tin
I put a like a muffin tin in the dishwasher.
- I put a like a muffin tin in the dishwasher.
- This happens with other things too, For example a blueberry muffin.
- To do this would eat beans, protein muffins, yogurt, Hubble eggs.
Examples
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We came there for warmth, for bran muffins and coffee, and, except for me, for cigarettes.
Fiction book (1995) -
We'll probably find her inside baking muffins.
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Oh no, have a muffin for breakfast.
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If you saw an English muffin next to an American muffin, what would you think?
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And I got my muffin and my coffee.
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We bought the muffin and stopped by her room to give it to her.
Fiction book (1994) -
What's your favorite kind of muffin?
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A bran muffin in the morning would help that.
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Look at that glorious pile of muffins right there.
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I dash into a nearby deli and search for the perfect muffin to match my mood.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
7
2.0
A small cake made with bran often eaten for breakfast
4
7.9
A small sweet bread baked in a cup-shaped pan like a muffin
3
1.0
A small cake made from cornmeal like cornbread
Compounds
- US
1
1.8
A small round cup of paper, foil, or silicone that holds and shapes muffins while they bake
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Etymology
Muffin probably comes from an old French word moufflet meaning 'soft bread', or from a German word muffe meaning 'small cake'. That's why a muffin is a small, soft bread you eat by hand, often for breakfast.