Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To stammer.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb Prov. Eng. To stammer.

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  • verb UK, dialect To stammer.

Etymologies

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Compare famble and maffle.

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Examples

  • While the "colleagues" fret and faffle about global warning, this is in the here and now and, as all the experts are saying, it ain't getting better.

    It ain't getting better Richard 2007

  • While the "colleagues" fret and faffle about global warning, this is in the here and now and, as all the experts are saying, it ain't getting better.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Richard 2007

  • The family event features ice cream, pizza, arts and crafts and dancing for kids, Irish music by the Mike Reynolds Band, Irish step dancers and free faffle for adults.

    The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS 2009

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  • Verb: To stutter or mumble.

    October 3, 2008