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fumfing

fumfing is the present participle and gerund of fumf.

Meaning of fumf

Verb

fumf (third-person singular simple present fumfs, present participle fumfing, simple past and past participle fumfed)

  1. (rare) Synonym of fumfer (“to speak awkwardly or evasively; to fiddle or fumble”).
    • '"To me,' Bill says, "Mulcahy is a pretty straight guy who doesn't quite have a handle on everything, and there's a little bit of 'fumfing' [a favorite word of Bill's] and confusion."1983, David S. Reiss, quoting William Christopher, “William Christopher”, in M*A*S*H: The Exclusive, Inside Story of TV's Most Popular Show, Indianapolis, I.N.; New York, N.Y.: The Bobbs-Merrill...
    Synonyms:
    fumfer

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Questions about fumfing

What is fumfing the present participle and gerund of?
Fumfing is the present participle and gerund of fumf.

Words near fumfing in the dictionary

  1. fumfered
  2. fumfering
  3. fumferred
  4. fumferring
  5. fumfers
  6. fumfing
  7. fumfs
  8. Fumian
  9. fumicycline
  10. fumid
  11. fumidashi

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