Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To offend slightly. · To become slightly offended.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA small argument; a quarrel. · A state of being offended.
Compare German muffeln (“grouse, grumble”) and similar German words with similar meanings such as Muff, mupf, Muffel and Dutch moppen (“growl, grouse”). Probably related to mop (“grimace”).
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