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maffling

maffling is the present participle and gerund 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

Noun

maffling (plural mafflings)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A simpleton.

Forms of maffling

pluralmafflings

Questions about maffling

What does maffling mean?
Maffling means a simpleton.
What is maffling the present participle and gerund of?
Maffling is the present participle and gerund of maffle.
What part of speech is maffling?
Maffling is a noun.
What is the plural of maffling?
The plural of maffling is mafflings.

Words near maffling in the dictionary

  1. maffle
  2. maffled
  3. maffler
  4. mafflers
  5. maffles
  6. maffling
  7. mafflings
  8. Maffra
  9. Maffra West Upper
  10. maffs
  11. Maffucci

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