fugle
/ˈfjuːɡəl/
fugle verb: to manoeuvre, jiggle or manipulate.
Verb
fugle (third-person singular simple present fugles, present participle fugling, simple past and past participle fugled)
- To manoeuvre, jiggle or manipulate.
- wooden arms with elbow-joints are jerking and fugling in the air1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book V (Terror the Order of the Day), page 338
Forms of fugle
| third-person singular present | fugles |
|---|---|
| present participle | fugling |
| past participle | fugled |
| past | fugled |
Origin of fugle
Back-formation from fugleman.
Words formed from fugle
Words that rhyme with fugle
Questions about fugle
- What does fugle mean?
- Fugle means to manoeuvre, jiggle or manipulate.
- What part of speech is fugle?
- Fugle is a verb.
- How do you pronounce fugle?
- Fugle is pronounced /ˈfjuːɡəl/.
- What is the past tense of fugle?
- The past tense of fugle is fugled.
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