Used in a Sentence

muffin

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for muffin.

Editorial note

Fried spam, scrambled eggs on a toasted and buttered english muffin with a bit of Sriracha on the top.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of muffin gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(British) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc., before being eaten.

noun

(colloquial, endearing) Term of endearment.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for muffin.

noun

A surname.

noun

(British) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc., before being eaten.

noun

(colloquial, endearing) Term of endearment.

noun

(baseball, slang) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.

Example sentences

1

Fried spam, scrambled eggs on a toasted and buttered english muffin with a bit of Sriracha on the top.

2

The generator generates a unique recipe each time you click on a type of cookie/muffin.

3

The bakery have to put employee time and ingredients into making every muffin while of course the film company doesn't into every digital copy.

4

Sure, I'd compare the taste to a blueberry muffin but, you know, in liquid form.

5

Just wanted to let you all know that if you encounter a dry muffin, here's what you do: make sure you have milk or coffee handy.

6

The muffin-sorting robot sorts muffins faster and better than any human could, whereas walking robots are still pretty terrible at walking even when compared to a below-average human.

7

The source, indeed, still contains `muffin` tags.

8

Customized Cookbook =], I have a cookie/muffin recipe generator.

9

Whether he saved it from a rouge element of fringe western civilization (most of Germany not being part of the Roman Empire,) or the Muffin Man doesn't take away from his accomplishment.

10

If I set up a muffin stand and sell you muffins, you might choose to buy my muffins, and not the ones from the bakery across the street.

11

Right now, because there is no compensation (aside from a muffin and a cup of tea afterwards), I get the emotional benefits of having performed a purely altruistic deed.

12

Someone who may have a daily muffin from some no-name cafe may think it's only 250 calories from their previous label experience and then are surprised to find out it's actually 700 calories for example.

Quote examples

1

The investment that PG makes in a prospect is really, really low; if "Muffin" doesn't produce, it doesn't really matter to him.

2

Coding as a hobby demonstrates that you're not one of these people, but arbitrary standards like "Wrote at least six muffin-fulls of code last week", like most arbitrary standards, are much too restrictive and unforgiving.

3

Seems every time I'm in the grocery store I see some new little device that lets me microwave eggs "perfectly." A friend has a toaster that will toast your English muffin at the same time that it steams an egg.

Proper noun examples

1

Moon Unit, Diva Muffin, and Dweezil Zappa did not change their names, and have pursued successful artistic careers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use muffin in a sentence?

Fried spam, scrambled eggs on a toasted and buttered english muffin with a bit of Sriracha on the top.

What does muffin mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is muffin?

muffin is commonly used as noun.