Muffin

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌfɪn/

Definitions of muffin

noun a small, cup-shaped bread or cake typically sweet and baked in a muffin tin

Example Sentences

A1 I like to eat a muffin for breakfast.

A2 She bought a blueberry muffin from the bakery.

B1 The muffin recipe calls for both flour and sugar.

B2 I prefer a chocolate chip muffin over a blueberry one.

C1 The bakery down the street makes the best muffins in town.

C2 As a pastry chef, I have perfected my muffin recipe over the years.

Examples of muffin in a Sentence

formal The bakery down the street sells a variety of freshly baked muffins every morning.

informal I grabbed a blueberry muffin on my way to work for breakfast.

slang I could really go for a muffin right now, they're so good!

figurative She always seems to have a muffin in her hand, a symbol of her love for baked goods.

Grammatical Forms of muffin

• past tense: muffined
• plural: muffins
• comparative: more muffin
• superlative: most muffin
• present tense: muffins
• future tense: will muffin
• perfect tense: have muffined
• continuous tense: am muffining
• singular: muffin
• positive degree: muffin
• infinitive: to muffin
• gerund: muffining
• participle: muffined

Origin and Evolution of muffin

First Known Use: 1703 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'muffin' is believed to have originated from the old French word 'moufflet' which referred to a soft bread-like cake.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'muffin' evolved to specifically refer to a type of bread product that is typically sweet and baked in individual portions, often enjoyed for breakfast or as a snack.