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jaffling

jaffling is the present participle and gerund of jaffle.

Meaning of jaffle

Verb

jaffle (third-person singular simple present jaffles, present participle jaffling, simple past and past participle jaffled)

  1. (Norfolk, UK, archaic, intransitive) To talk foolishly.
    • In Norfolk, "jaffle" is used in the sense of idle discourse, of an indecent or malicious character; and a prating busybody is said to be "always a snaffling and jafflin about what don't concern him."1855, Notes and Queries, volume 11, page 391

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Questions about jaffling

What is jaffling the present participle and gerund of?
Jaffling is the present participle and gerund of jaffle.

Words near jaffling in the dictionary

  1. Jaffes
  2. jaffies
  3. jaffle
  4. jaffled
  5. jaffles
  6. jaffling
  7. Jaffna
  8. Jaffna Tamil
  9. Jaffnese
  10. Jaffrey
  11. jaffries

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