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maffled

maffled is the simple past and past participle of maffle.

Meaning of maffle

Verb

maffle (third-person singular simple present maffles, present participle maffling, simple past and past participle maffled)

  1. (obsolete) To stammer.
    • it pounceth the stone, expelleth gravel, it puffeth away all ventosity, it keepeth and preserveth the head from whirling, the eyes from dazzling, the tongue from lisping, the mouth from maffling, the teeth from chattering, and the throat from rattling1812, Robert Southey, Omniana, Volume 1/Aqua Vitae

Adjective

maffled (comparative more maffled, superlative most maffled)

  1. (UK, dialectal) baffled; totally confused

Forms of maffled

comparativemore maffled
superlativemost maffled

Questions about maffled

What does maffled mean?
Maffled means baffled; totally confused.
What is maffled the simple past and past participle of?
Maffled is the simple past and past participle of maffle.
What part of speech is maffled?
Maffled is an adjective.

Words near maffled in the dictionary

  1. mafficking
  2. maffickings
  3. mafficks
  4. maffioso
  5. maffle
  6. maffled
  7. maffler
  8. mafflers
  9. maffles
  10. maffling
  11. mafflings

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