Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fudging

/fˈʌdʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: fudg-ing
IPA: /fˈʌdʒɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fudge

noun

The act of something being fudged, altered so as to hide a flaw or uncertainty.

Countable; Uncountable

adv

An intensifier similar to fucking.

Example Sentences

"And what of the falsifications, the fudgings and fabrications of observations? Hartner has found evidence that fudging was common enough, in a time when there was as yet no theory of error, no rules for the consistent use of significant figures, […]"
"That film was fudging cool!"
"It's too fudging cold outside."

Usage

Inflected Forms

fudgings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fudge

Rhymes With

judging nudging trudging grudging budging misjudging

Questions

How do you pronounce fudging?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈʌdʒɪŋ/.
What does fudging mean?: present participle and gerund of fudge

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