"maffle" meaning in English

See maffle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: maffles [present, singular, third-person], maffling [participle, present], maffled [participle, past], maffled [past]
Rhymes: -æfəl Head templates: {{en-verb}} maffle (third-person singular simple present maffles, present participle maffling, simple past and past participle maffled)
  1. (obsolete) To stammer. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Talking Derived forms: maffler

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for maffle meaning in English (1.6kB)

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        "(obsolete) To stammer."
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