Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faffle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: faf-fle
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stammer or murmur.

verb

to flap, like a flag

Example Sentences

"From drooping at half-mast, his personal pennant was faffling away in a whole new wind."

Etymology

Compare famble, maffle and waffle.

Inflected Forms

faffles (present, singular) faffling (participle, present) faffled (participle, past) faffled (past)

Questions

What does faffle mean?: To stammer or murmur.
Where does faffle come from?: Compare famble, maffle and waffle.

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