yaffle
/ˈjafl̩/
yaffle noun: the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
Noun
yaffle (plural yaffles)
- The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
- I remember the cry of the wood-peckers, or yaffils, as we call them in that country, going to roost in a pale autumnal evening […].1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 114
- “‘Punched that rotton strap,’ he goes on saying, ‘like a gret ol' yaffle punchin' a 'ollow log!’”1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 119
- Synonyms:
- yaffingale, yaffler, woodall
Verb (1)
yaffle (third-person singular simple present yaffles, present participle yaffling, simple past and past participle yaffled)
- Of the green woodpecker: to make its distinctive cry.
- Green woodpecker is not without options. Each year the builder comes to fix the house of the wooden roof. Green woodpecker watches then flies away, yaffling.2005, Tim Kendall, Strange Land, page 13
Verb (2)
yaffle (third-person singular simple present yaffles, present participle yaffling, simple past and past participle yaffled)
- To eat.
- At the mention of yaffling—the cant for eating—Ewan felt a pang of hunger in his belly.2017, Vanessa Kelly, Shana Galen, Anna Campbell, Kate Noble, A Grosvenor Square Christmas
- You're growing squab yaffling our food and then lazing in the hallway.2019, Ellie Jacobs, Workhouse Waif: A Victorian Romance
yaffle meaning in Tamil
yaffle in Tamil
- பச்சை மரங்கொத்தி, நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Synonyms of yaffle
Forms of yaffle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | yaffles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | yaffles |
| present participle | yaffling |
| past participle | yaffled |
| past | yaffled |
Origin of yaffle
Imitative of the bird's cry.
Words that rhyme with yaffle
Questions about yaffle
- What does yaffle mean?
- Yaffle means the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
- What is yaffle in Tamil?
- Yaffle in Tamil is பச்சை மரங்கொத்தி, நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Yaffle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is yaffle?
- Yaffle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce yaffle?
- Yaffle is pronounced /ˈjafl̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of yaffle?
- The plural of yaffle is yaffles.
Words near yaffle in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: yaffle (page history and authors); yaffle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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