Haffle

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To stammer; to speak unintelligibly; to prevaricate. UK, dialectal

    "the clergy were haffling and timid"

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"the clergy were haffling and timid"

Etymology

Compare German haften (“to cling, stick to; (dialect) to stop, stammer”).

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