spufflev.

Etymology: Imitative.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspuffle.

East Anglian dialect.

1. intransitive. To fuss or bustle; to be in a flurry or in breathless haste.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > be brisk or active > bustle

buskle1545

bustle1548

buffle1610

buzz1638

fettle1745

fluster1808

spufflea1825

fly (a)round1833

scrimmage1833

to come mumbudgeting1872

whew1873

spry1885

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) (at cited word) I saw Mr. A. spuffling along.

1862 G. Borrow Wild Wales xix He spuffled and sputtered in a most extraordinary manner.

1869 Spectator 25 Dec. 1518 When a Suffolk man means to tell his friend that he is making..too much fuss about anything,..he says quietly, ‘Now don't spuffle’.

2. transitive. To utter thickly or indistinctly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > say hastily or confusedly

rabblec1430

volley1591

sputtera1677

slobber1692

splutter1729

sputter1730

spuffle1861

1861 Temple Bar 3 292 He finds her with her mouth crammed full of food, and incapable of spuffling out a word.

Derivatives

ˈspuffling n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active > bustling or fussing

stirringc1400

bustling1582

notable1719

scrimmaging1843

steerie1866

spuffling1893

squirrelly1928

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > disorderly

huddle1606

flurrya1774

fudder1866

spuffling1893

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > in disorder

huddling1566

helter-skelter1785

spuffling1893

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss > bustling or fussing

flustering1422

bustlingc1450

buskling1546

fussation1775

fussing1826

fussification1834

rustling1872

fidget1890

spuffling1893

1893 H. T. Cozens-Hardy Broad Norfolk (Eastern Daily Press) 30 I am not sure whether spuffling is a practice peculiar to East Anglia.

1897 W. Rye Songs Norfolk 56 His spuffling overbearing ways did him harm.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	spuffle
释义	spufflev. Etymology: Imitative.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspuffle. East Anglian dialect. 1. intransitive. To fuss or bustle; to be in a flurry or in breathless haste. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > be brisk or active > bustle buskle1545 bustle1548 buffle1610 buzz1638 fettle1745 fluster1808 spufflea1825 fly (a)round1833 scrimmage1833 to come mumbudgeting1872 whew1873 spry1885 a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) (at cited word) I saw Mr. A. spuffling along. 1862 G. Borrow Wild Wales xix He spuffled and sputtered in a most extraordinary manner. 1869 Spectator 25 Dec. 1518 When a Suffolk man means to tell his friend that he is making..too much fuss about anything,..he says quietly, ‘Now don't spuffle’. 2. transitive. To utter thickly or indistinctly. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > say hastily or confusedly rabblec1430 volley1591 sputtera1677 slobber1692 splutter1729 sputter1730 spuffle1861 1861 Temple Bar 3 292 He finds her with her mouth crammed full of food, and incapable of spuffling out a word. Derivatives ˈspuffling n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active > bustling or fussing stirringc1400 bustling1582 notable1719 scrimmaging1843 steerie1866 spuffling1893 squirrelly1928 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > disorderly huddle1606 flurrya1774 fudder1866 spuffling1893 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > in disorder huddling1566 helter-skelter1785 spuffling1893 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss > bustling or fussing flustering1422 bustlingc1450 buskling1546 fussation1775 fussing1826 fussification1834 rustling1872 fidget1890 spuffling1893 1893 H. T. Cozens-Hardy Broad Norfolk (Eastern Daily Press) 30 I am not sure whether spuffling is a practice peculiar to East Anglia. 1897 W. Rye Songs Norfolk 56 His spuffling overbearing ways did him harm. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.a1825
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