handfuls (Meaning)

handfuls

as much as one can manage, a small quantity or number, as much or as many as the hand will grasp, as much as one can control or manage

The child scattered handfuls of breadcrumbs to the birds.
She gathered a handfuls of wild berries for her breakfast.
The gardener distributed handfuls of fertilizer evenly over the flowerbeds.
The angry mob hurled handfuls of stones at the riot police.
The farmer threw handfuls of hay into the field for the grazing horses.
The bride carried handfuls of fragrant lavender down the aisle.
The children played with handfuls of sand, building elaborate castles.
The students scribbled handfuls of notes during the lecture.
The doctor instructed her patient to take two handfuls of the prescription medication daily.
The chef generously added handfuls of fresh herbs to the steaming soup.

as much as one can manage, a small quantity or number, as much or as many as the hand will grasp, as much as one can control or manage

couples, minorities, fews, smatterings, smatters, fragments, scatterings, sprinklings, sprinkles,scatters

loads, crowds, hosts, many, multitudes, legions, hordes, zillions, scads, flocks

The child scattered handfuls of breadcrumbs to the birds.

She gathered a handfuls of wild berries for her breakfast.

The gardener distributed handfuls of fertilizer evenly over the flowerbeds.

The angry mob hurled handfuls of stones at the riot police.