Fumfer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfəmfər/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Fumfer is a verb meaning (informal, US) To speak awkwardly or evasively; to dither, waffle.
Meaning
(informal, US) To speak awkwardly or evasively; to dither, waffle.
More Meanings
- (informal, US) To fiddle or fumble.
Example Sentences
She fumfered around and refused to give a straight answer.
It was not what I had expected. I began to fumfer. "Perhaps I'm just here to buy a cookbook on Afghan cuisine."
The interviewer began the dialogue by asking if my father would feel equal outrage had the blacklist targeted Nazis rather than Communists. Wrong-footed, Frank [Tarloff] fumfered some sort of response.
He tears through his chapter books, bursting into the room, bushy hair on end, to ask for definitions: Perplexed! Secretary! Brassiere! We give him most, and fumfer around others, especially when he gets into the newspaper.
Word Forms
- fumfers
- fumfering
- fumfered
- fumper
Synonyms for fumfer
Depending on context, synonyms include mutter, mouth, mumble, murmur, fumble, scrabble.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fumper, famble, fuddle, fimble, fudge, fumble.
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