Muffin meaning

mŭf'ĭn
A small, cup-shaped quick bread, often sweetened.
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An English muffin.
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A quick bread made with eggs, baked in a small cup-shaped mold.
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(UK) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten.
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(especially US) A type of rich individual cake containing chocolate chips, blueberries or some other flavouring.
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(computing) A mechanism used in the Java Network Launching Protocol analogous to the cookie mechanism and which permits a program running in a browser to perform operations on a client machine.
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(slang) A term of endearment.
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(sexual slang) A vulva.
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(baseball, slang) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.
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(slang) A charming, attractive young man.
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Origin of muffin

Possibly from Low German Muffen pl. of Muffe small cake from Middle Low German

Sentence Examples

  • He smiled but reached for a fresh muffin instead.

  • Sofia watched her take a bite of a muffin, at once longing and agitated.

  • She ate the last of her muffin, leaving Dean to wonder if she even heard him.

  • Young Donnie munched on his fourth or fifth muffin, ignored by and ignoring his stepfather.

  • Dean retired to his quarters, bearing a warm muffin that Cynthia sampled with an approving nod.

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