guddle

[ guhd-l ]

verb (used with object)

, gud·dled, gud·dling.

1. to catch (fish) by groping with the hands, as under rocks or along a riverbank.

verb (used without object)

, gud·dled, gud·dling.

1. to grope for fish under stones, along a riverbank, etc.

noun

1. Informal. a muddled affair; mix-up; confusion.

guddle

/ ˈɡʌdəl /

verb

1. to catch (fish) by groping with the hands under the banks or stones of a stream

noun

1. a muddle; confusion

Word History and Origins

Origin of guddle¹

First recorded in 1810–20; of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of guddle¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Where Labour has spoiled their own post-budget party in Scotland is by getting into a guddle over the detail of the chancellor’s statement.

From BBC

The Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee described the draft clauses for a new Scotland Bill as a "bit of a guddle".

From BBC

To tramp through the bosky woods, hunting for birds' eggs and watching the ways of wild animals; to guddle for trout under the stones of some clear running mountain burn, or to swim in the cool water on a summer day, or to join the haymakers on a farm, and do a full day's work, as long as lesson time and harder.

From Project Gutenberg

Her wavy locks of rich brown were borne that night, by the careful hand of Mrs Bruce, to Rob Guddle, the barber.

From Project Gutenberg

Andrew Constable, the clothier, from his shop-door; Rob Guddle, the barber, from his window, with his face shadowed by Annie's curls; Redford, the bookseller, from the top of the stairs that led to his shop; in short, the whole of the shopkeepers on the square of Glamerton were regarding this battle of odds.

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