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faffs

faffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of faff.

Meaning of faff

Verb

faff (third-person singular simple present faffs, present participle faffing, simple past and past participle faffed)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To blow in puffs, blow gently.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To move (something) with a puff of air, to blow away.
    • Time wi’ his scythe hed mawn t’crop on his heead, An’ then fafft it away wi’ his wing.1949, W.J. Halliday, Arthur Stanley Umpleby, The White Rose Garland, page 104
  3. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, intransitive) To waste time on an unproductive activity.
    • Stop Faffing And Just Do It2009, Steven Aitchison, 100 Ways to Develop Your Mind, page 131

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Phrases with faffs

Questions about faffs

What is faffs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Faffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of faff.

Words near faffs in the dictionary

  1. faffing around
  2. faffle
  3. faffled
  4. faffles
  5. faffling
  6. faffs
  7. faffs about
  8. faffs around
  9. faffy
  10. fafia
  11. fafiate

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