fumfer

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈfʌmfə/    美 /ˈfəmfər/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To speak awkwardly or evasively; to dither, waffle. US,informal
    — She fumfered around and refused to give a straight answer.
  2. To fiddle or fumble. US,informal
    — I fumfered with the USB stick, trying and failing to plug it in.

词形变化

fumfers present,singular,third-person fumfering participle,present fumfered participle,past fumfered past phumpher alternative fumper alternative

词汇关系

相关词
beat around the bush circumlocute prevaricate temporize tergiversate

词源

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאָנפֿען (fonfen, “to speak with a nasal twang, to mumble”) + -er (frequentative suffix). First attested in 1954. Compare fumf.
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