fafflev.

Etymology: Of echoic origin: compare maffle; also dialect faff a puff of wind, faff to blow in sudden gusts.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfaffle.

dialect.

a. To stutter or stammer; to utter incoherent sounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > speak inarticulately or with a defect [verb (intransitive)] > stammer or speak hesitantly

stammerc1000

wlaffe1025

stotec1325

humc1374

mafflea1387

stut1388

rattlea1398

famble14..

mammera1425

drotec1440

falterc1440

stackerc1440

hem1470

wallowa1475

tattle1481

mant1506

happer1519

trip1526

hobblea1529

hack1553

stagger1565

faffle1570

stutter1570

hem and hawk1588

ha1604

hammer1619

titubate1623

haw1632

fork1652

hacker1652

lispc1680

hesitate1706

balbutiate1731

haffle1790

hotter1828

stutter1831

ah1853

catch1889

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aiii ^v/2 To Faffle, balbutire.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Kiv ^v/2 Faffil.

1574 J. Baret Aluearie F 16 To Faffle, or stammer. Balbutio.

1781 in J. Hutton Tour to Caves Gloss. Faffle, to be inconsistent in speech.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale (at cited word). Faffle, to be inconsiderate in speech.

b. To saunter; to fumble.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > leisurely or carelessly

lop1587

dander?1590

dandle?1590

lolla1657

saunter1671

sidle1697

sail1699

toddle1726

lollop1745

to loll it1796

waltz1862

faffle1869

flane1876

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > do something unskilfully [verb (intransitive)] > act clumsily > use hands clumsily

fumble1534

faffle1869

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale (at cited word). Faffle, to saunter, to fumble.

c. Of a sail: to flap idly in the wind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > flap loosely

wapc1400

flaffa1522

flap1529

flip-flap1599

flop1602

flasker1689

wamfle1808

wallop1822

flacket1823

flapper1835

swap1884

slat1889

faffle1951

1951 W. H. Auden Nones (1952) 21 Impassive, cloaked and great on Horseback under his faffling flag.

d. = faff v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > be in state of nervous excitement [verb (intransitive)]

to take ona1450

seethe1609

trepidate1623

to take on oneself1632

flutter1668

pother1715

to be upon the nettle (also in a nettle)1723

to be nerve all over1778

to be all nerve1819

to be (all) on wires1824

to break up1825

to carry on1828

to be on (occasionally upon or on the) edge1872

faff1874

to have kittens1900

flap1910

to be in, get in(to), a flap1939

to go sparec1942

to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool1964

faffle1965

to get one's knickers in a twist1971

to have a canary1971

to wet one's pants1979

tweak1981

1965 M. Frayn Tin Men xxi. 113 Faffling away at whatever it was she faffled away at.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	faffle
释义	fafflev. Etymology: Of echoic origin: compare maffle; also dialect faff a puff of wind, faff to blow in sudden gusts.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfaffle. dialect. a. To stutter or stammer; to utter incoherent sounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > speak inarticulately or with a defect [verb (intransitive)] > stammer or speak hesitantly stammerc1000 wlaffe1025 stotec1325 humc1374 mafflea1387 stut1388 rattlea1398 famble14.. mammera1425 drotec1440 falterc1440 stackerc1440 hem1470 wallowa1475 tattle1481 mant1506 happer1519 trip1526 hobblea1529 hack1553 stagger1565 faffle1570 stutter1570 hem and hawk1588 ha1604 hammer1619 titubate1623 haw1632 fork1652 hacker1652 lispc1680 hesitate1706 balbutiate1731 haffle1790 hotter1828 stutter1831 ah1853 catch1889 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aiii ^v/2 To Faffle, balbutire. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Kiv ^v/2 Faffil. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie F 16 To Faffle, or stammer. Balbutio. 1781 in J. Hutton Tour to Caves Gloss. Faffle, to be inconsistent in speech. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale (at cited word). Faffle, to be inconsiderate in speech. b. To saunter; to fumble. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > leisurely or carelessly lop1587 dander?1590 dandle?1590 lolla1657 saunter1671 sidle1697 sail1699 toddle1726 lollop1745 to loll it1796 waltz1862 faffle1869 flane1876 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > do something unskilfully [verb (intransitive)] > act clumsily > use hands clumsily fumble1534 faffle1869 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale (at cited word). Faffle, to saunter, to fumble. c. Of a sail: to flap idly in the wind. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > flap loosely wapc1400 flaffa1522 flap1529 flip-flap1599 flop1602 flasker1689 wamfle1808 wallop1822 flacket1823 flapper1835 swap1884 slat1889 faffle1951 1951 W. H. Auden Nones (1952) 21 Impassive, cloaked and great on Horseback under his faffling flag. d. = faff v. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > be in state of nervous excitement [verb (intransitive)] to take ona1450 seethe1609 trepidate1623 to take on oneself1632 flutter1668 pother1715 to be upon the nettle (also in a nettle)1723 to be nerve all over1778 to be all nerve1819 to be (all) on wires1824 to break up1825 to carry on1828 to be on (occasionally upon or on the) edge1872 faff1874 to have kittens1900 flap1910 to be in, get in(to), a flap1939 to go sparec1942 to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool1964 faffle1965 to get one's knickers in a twist1971 to have a canary1971 to wet one's pants1979 tweak1981 1965 M. Frayn Tin Men xxi. 113 Faffling away at whatever it was she faffled away at. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.1570
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