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dudder

/ˈdʌdə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dud-der
IPA
/ˈdʌdə(ɹ)/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer.

British usage; Dated

verb

To confuse or confound with noise.

Transitive verb

verb

To shiver or tremble; to dodder.

Intransitive verb

noun

Confusion.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From duds + -er.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dudders (plural) dudders (present, singular) duddering (participle, present) duddered (participle, past) duddered (past)

Rhymes With

rudder shudder udder mudder judder budder flooder pudder disbudder

Questions

How do you pronounce dudder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌdə(ɹ)/.
What does dudder mean?
A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer.
Where does dudder come from?
From duds + -er.

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