† flummerv.
/ˈflʌmə/ Obsolete.
1. transitive. To repeat indistinctly, mumble.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > mutter or mumble
muttera1425
mumblec1450
murmurc1460
blabber?a1513
palter?1548
fumble1555
flummer1563
chaw1570
buzz1583
mumpa1586
demurmurate1641
loll1655
muttera1690
swallowa1791
sough1821
hummera1860
lip1887
mum-mumble1917
potato-mouth1937
rhubarb1958
1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1310/2 As though the very worke & labour of flummering the Aue Marie is very acceptable to our Lady.
2. To deceive by flattery, to humbug.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > speech intended to deceive > beguile, cajole [verb (transitive)]
bicharrea1100
fodea1375
begoc1380
inveiglea1513
to hold in halsc1560
to get within ——1572
cajole1645
to cajole with1665
butter1725
veigle1745
flummer1764
to get round ——1780
to come round ——1784
to get around ——1803
flatter-blind1818
salve1825
to come about1829
round1854
canoodle1864
moody1934
fanny1938
cosy1939
mamaguy1939
snow1943
snow-job1962
1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret ii. 37 No flummering me: I tell thee, Matthew, 'twont do.
1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xvi. 95 Do they spend all their time in flummering old women?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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