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pfaffing

pfaffing is the present participle and gerund of pfaff.

Meaning of pfaff

Interjection

  1. Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief.
    • “Let him! Dost think these simple Englishmen can ever compete with us on the high seas? Pfaff! They are like the silly sheep they raise and are only fit for shearing. […]”1937, Elinor Whitney Field, “The Coffer Keys” (chapter 5), in Tod of the Fens, The Macmillan Company, page 63
    Synonyms:
    pshaw

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Questions about pfaffing

What is pfaffing the present participle and gerund of?
Pfaffing is the present participle and gerund of pfaff.

Words near pfaffing in the dictionary

  1. pfaffed
  2. Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya
  3. pfaffian
  4. pfaffians
  5. pfaffic acid
  6. pfaffing
  7. pfaffoside
  8. pfaffosides
  9. pfaffs
  10. pfah
  11. Pfahler

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