guddle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɡʌd(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-guddle.wav [ˈɡə-]

Word forms

guddle guddles guddling guddled

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”).

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