Fumf
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The sound of rushing air or a dull impact. onomatopoeic
"I hit the Bruckner Expressway and turned the music up until I could feel the bass in my breastbone. Then I heard the fumf of a blown tire."
- 1 Synonym of fumfer (“to speak awkwardly or evasively; to fiddle or fumble”). rare
"'"To me,' Bill says, "Mulcahy is a pretty straight guy who doesn't quite have a handle on everything, and there's a little bit of 'fumfing' [a favorite word of Bill's] and confusion.""
Synonyms
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More examples"'"To me,' Bill says, "Mulcahy is a pretty straight guy who doesn't quite have a handle on everything, and there's a little bit of 'fumfing' [a favorite word of Bill's] and confusion.""
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאָנפֿען (fonfen, “to speak with a nasal twang, to mumble”). Compare fumfer.
Onomatopoeic.
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