Bumphle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bumphle is a noun meaning (chiefly Scotland) A lump or mound where fabric does not lie smoothly.
Meaning
(chiefly Scotland) A lump or mound where fabric does not lie smoothly.
More Meanings
- (chiefly Scotland) To form or cause a bumphle.
Example Sentences
SADIE: I wondered what the bumphles were.
I look down at the dressing gown belt, the big bumphle in the knot and try to look casual.
Even her legs, bare and mottled beneath her bumphled skirts, have a healthy growth about them.
'Because the cushions have just been bumphled,' I replied. 'We're not allowed to use it until Thursday.'
Word Forms
- bumphles
- bumphling
- bumphled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slump, hump, tummock, tump, bummock, mump.
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