verb
muckle
Muckle (verb) means to grab hold of something with your mouth.
verb
1
To grab hold of something with your mouth.
"Another technique for the baby who is having trouble muckling on involves a breast or nipple shield."
— William G. Wilkoff, The Maternity Leave Breastfeeding Plan (2002)
"When an exhausted sucker is hauled to the top of The Wall, usually its muckling circle of a mouth goes into a frenzied sucking spasm."
— William J. Vande Kopple, The Catch: Families (2004)
"And how'd she get such a holt on you, Terence Campion, let alone the way she's muckled onto those Bennetts?"
— Elizabeth Ogilvie, The Dawning of the Day (1954)
2
To boast or exaggerate about something.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English mukel, muchel, from the same source as (perhaps a variant of) mickle.
Rhymes for muckle
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What is the meaning of muckle?
"muckle" (verb) means to grab hold of something with your mouth.
What are the different meanings of muckle?
"muckle" has 2 main meanings: 1. To grab hold of something with your mouth; 2. To boast or exaggerate about something.
