bumphle

bumphle noun: a lump or mound where fabric does not lie smoothly.

Noun

bumphle (plural bumphles)

(Scotland) A lump or mound where fabric does not lie smoothly.
- At the risk of sounding like Walter Scott's Antiquary, seeing Roman remains in ilka bumphle in the landscape, I would like to point out that a third of all Roman coin finds in Fife have come from the centre of the modern town of Kirkcaldy.1994, Scottish Language - Issues 13-16, page 9
- I look down at the dressing gown belt, the big bumphle in the knot and try to look casual.2010, Janice Galloway, Where You Find It

bumphle (third-person singular simple present bumphles, present participle bumphling, simple past and past participle bumphled)

(Scotland) To form or cause a bumphle.
- I don't look in the mirror but it seems to fit as much as this sort of stuff ever does and the feather bits don't bumphle the material as much as you'd think.1994, Andrew Motion, Candice Rodd, New Writing 3 - Volume 3, page 341
- 'Because the cushions have just been bumphled,' I replied. 'We're not allowed to use it until Thursday.'2012, Lucy Mangan, My Family and Other Disasters

SADIE: I wondered what the bumphles were.2015, John Byrne, The Slab Boys Trilogy:
Even her legs, bare and mottled beneath her bumphled skirts, have a healthy growth about them.2015, Karen Campbell, Rise:

Noun
plural	bumphles
Verb
third-person singular present	bumphles
present participle	bumphling
past participle	bumphled
past	bumphled

What does bumphle mean?: Bumphle means a lump or mound where fabric does not lie smoothly.
How do you use bumphle in a sentence?: SADIE: I wondered what the bumphles were.
What part of speech is bumphle?: Bumphle can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of bumphle?: The plural of bumphle is bumphles.

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