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guddle

Syllables: gud·dle/ˈɡʌd(ə)l/US/ˈɡʌd(ə)l/

guddle verb: to catch (fish) with the hands, especially by groping at the bank of a stream or under stones.

Verb

guddle (third-person singular simple present guddles, present participle guddling, simple past and past participle guddled)

  1. (Scotland, ambitransitive) To catch (fish) with the hands, especially by groping at the bank of a stream or under stones.
    Synonyms:
    noodle

Synonyms of guddle

Forms of guddle

third-person singular presentguddles
present participleguddling
past participleguddled
pastguddled

Origin of guddle

From Scots guddle, imitative of the splashing of water, and modelled after words like muddle and puddle, perhaps influenced by Scots gutter (“to spatter with mud”).

Words formed from guddle

Words that rhyme with guddle

Questions about guddle

What does guddle mean?
Guddle means to catch (fish) with the hands, especially by groping at the bank of a stream or under stones.
What part of speech is guddle?
Guddle is a verb.
How do you pronounce guddle?
Guddle is pronounced /ˈɡʌd(ə)l/ (UK).
What is the past tense of guddle?
The past tense of guddle is guddled.

Words near guddle in the dictionary

  1. Gudauta
  2. GUDCA
  3. guddee
  4. guddees
  5. guddies
  6. guddle
  7. guddled
  8. guddler
  9. guddlers
  10. guddles
  11. guddling

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