"mammering" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more mammering [comparative], most mammering [superlative]
Etymology: From mammer + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mammer|ing}} mammer + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} mammering (comparative more mammering, superlative most mammering)
  1. Hesitating; hesitant; wavering.
    Sense id: en-mammering-en-adj-J5MdbG0U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From mammer + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mammer|ing}} mammer + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mammering
  1. present participle and gerund of mammer Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: mammer
    Sense id: en-mammering-en-verb-8AVI27BW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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