English Explanatory Dictionary

fumf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Synonym of fumfer (“to speak awkwardly or evasively; to fiddle or fumble”).
noun
  1. The sound of rushing air or a dull impact.

Word forms

fumf fumfs fumfing fumfed

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאָנפֿען (fonfen, “to speak with a nasal twang, to mumble”). Compare fumfer.

Synonyms

fumfer
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