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verbmaffle (third-person singular simple present maffles, present participle maffling, simple past and past participle maffled)
present singular third person maffles · participle present maffling · participle past maffled · past maffled
- obsoleteTo stammer.
it pounceth the stone, expelleth gravel, it puffeth away all ventosity, it keepeth and preserveth the head from whirling, the eyes from dazzling, the tongue from lisping, the mouth from maffling, the teeth from chattering, and the throat from rattling
1812, Robert Southey, Omniana, Volume 1/Aqua Vitae
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maffle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maffle
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“maffle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maffle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maffle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maffle.
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