pudge
/pʌd͡ʒ/
pudge noun: something short and fat.
Noun
pudge (countable and uncountable, plural pudges)
- Something short and fat.
- Excess body fat.
- The smell of her skin and hair after I have given her a bath, me nibbling at the layers of pudge on her legs and arms, around her neck—I drown in the scent of all that innocence.2002, extract from Christine Lincoln, Sap Rising, in Marita Golden, E. Lynn Harris (editors), Gumbo: An Anthology of African American Writing, Random House (Broadway Books), page 676
- Their faces are long and graceful and missing the pudge of the others.2008, Deb Caletti, The Fortunes of Indigo Skye, Simon & Schuster (Simon Pulse), page 41
pudge meaning in Tamil
pudge in Tamil
- குட்டையானவர்
Forms of pudge
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Words that rhyme with pudge
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Questions about pudge
- What does pudge mean?
- Pudge means something short and fat.
- What is pudge in Tamil?
- Pudge in Tamil is குட்டையானவர். See Pudge meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pudge?
- Pudge is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pudge?
- Pudge is pronounced /pʌd͡ʒ/.
- What is the plural of pudge?
- The plural of pudge is pudges.
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