Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caffle

/ˈkæf(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: caf-fle
IPA: /ˈkæf(ə)l/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wrangle, to argue, to quarrel.

verb

verb

To prevaricate; to change one's mind.

verb

Example Sentences

"Neither snow nor rain could prevent him from going, for he hated caffling."
"Mr. W—, after some caffling, declared he did not say so and so."
"An' he caffles, an' slews, an' weant saay nowt stright oot aboot munny; an' thaay niver gets to knaw how things is to be left."
"He caffled a bit when he was afoore th' magistrates, bud it were to noä good."

Etymology

Alteration of cavil.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkæf(ə)l/
British English: /ˈkæfl̩/

Inflected Forms

caffles (present, singular) caffling (participle, present) caffled (participle, past) caffled (past)

Derived Forms

caffler

Rhymes With

raffle baffle falafel snaffle maffle yaffle gaffle jaffle scraffle

Questions

How do you pronounce caffle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæf(ə)l/.
What does caffle mean?: To wrangle, to argue, to quarrel.
Where does caffle come from?: Alteration of cavil.

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