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fudging the issue

fudging the issue is the present participle and gerund of fudge the issue.

Meaning of fudge the issue

Verb

fudge the issue (third-person singular simple present fudges the issue, present participle fudging the issue, simple past and past participle fudged the issue)

  1. (idiomatic) Adopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.

Questions about fudging the issue

What is fudging the issue the present participle and gerund of?
Fudging the issue is the present participle and gerund of fudge the issue.

Words near fudging the issue in the dictionary

  1. fudgies
  2. fudgiest
  3. fudgily
  4. fudginess
  5. fudging
  6. fudging the issue
  7. fudging together
  8. fudgings
  9. fudgsicle
  10. fudgsicles
  11. fudgy

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