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guddle

/ˈɡʌd(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gud-dle
IPA
/ˈɡʌd(ə)l/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

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”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡʌd(ə)l/
  • British English: /ˈɡʌd(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

guddles (present, singular) guddling (participle, present) guddled (participle, past) guddled (past)

Derived Forms

guddler guddling

Synonyms

noodle

Rhymes With

cuddle puddle huddle muddle buddle fuddle ruddle lemnian ruddle spuddle scuddle cruddle

Questions

How do you pronounce guddle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌd(ə)l/.
What does guddle mean?
To catch (fish) with the hands, especially by groping at the bank of a stream or under stones.
Where does guddle come from?
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”).

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