英语词汇“haffle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

haffle

释义

haffle, v. dial.|ˈhæf(ə)l|
[cf. Du. (local) haffelen (of a suckling baby) to pull and push at the breast; (of women) to talk a lot, argue.]
intr. To speak in a hesitant or stammering manner; to prevaricate, shilly-shally. Cf. caffle v.
1790Grose Provincial Gloss. (ed. 2) Haffle, to prevaricate.1825J. T. Brockett Gloss. N. Country Words 88 Haffle, to waver, to speak unintelligibly.1869R. B. Peacock Gloss. Lonsdale 39/1 Haffle, to stammer, to prevaricate, to falter.1902in E.D.D. s.v., [Nottingham] The doctor, he haffled and caffled, he didn't rightly know what war wrong wi' her himself.1913[see caffle v.].1913D. H. Lawrence Let. 3 Mar. (1962) I. 191 The Nottingham people are still haffling and caffling about the children.

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