mammering

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adjective

Hesitating; hesitant; wavering.

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Meanings

mammering1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mammer

mammering2

adjectivemammering (comparative more mammering, superlative most mammering)

comparative more mammering · superlative most mammering

  1. Hesitating; hesitant; wavering.

    This doctrine doth abolish quite the doctrine of the law, of repentaunce,..and commaundeth a mammering doubtfulnesse.

    1581, J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe, Against Jerome Osorius 358

Origin

mammering · verb

From mammer + -ing.

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mammering · adjective

From mammer + -ing.

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APA

mammering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammering

MLA

“mammering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mammering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammering.

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