fumper

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A form of fumfer — To speak awkwardly or evasively; to dither, waffle.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbfumper (third-person singular simple present fumpers, present participle fumpering, simple past and past participle fumpered)

present singular third person fumpers · participle present fumpering · participle past fumpered · past fumpered

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fumfer.

    'But I did like him,' I said frantically to clear my head so I could be reasonable. I'm talking about now. It's only recently that I've come to . . . to . . .' I fumpered around, not willing to say it outright.

    1977, Judith Rossner, Attachments, Sevenoaks, Kent: Coronet Books, →ISBN, page 165
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