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noun
The sound of rushing air or a dull impact.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: onomatopoeic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Synonym of fumfer (“to speak awkwardly or evasively; to fiddle or fumble”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: fumfer
Antonyms: none provided
History
Onomatopoeic.
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאָנפֿען (fonfen, “to speak with a nasal twang, to mumble”). Compare fumfer.
