"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
    Sense id: en-maffle-en-verb-yJAopUvZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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 rattling",
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        "(obsolete) To stammer."
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        "To stammer."
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        "(obsolete) To stammer."
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