mammering en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
From mammer + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of mammer
form of mammer
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mammering en · ADJ · etymology 2
Etymology
From mammer + -ing.
Meanings
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Hesitating; hesitant; wavering.
This doctrine doth abolish quite the doctrine of the law, of repentaunce,..and commaundeth a mammering doubtfulnesse.
1581, J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe, Against Jerome Osorius 358
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mammering | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mammering | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |