guddle

American  

[guhd-l] / ˈgʌd l /

verb (used with object)

guddled, guddling

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

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verb (used without object)

guddled, guddling

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

noun

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

guddle British  

/ ˈɡʌdəl /

verb

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

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noun

1. a muddle; confusion

Etymology

Origin of guddle

First recorded in 1810–20; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2015

You guddle troot!" he cried scornfully, "I wad admire to see ye!

From The Lilac Sunbonnet by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

He micht come up here an' guddle for paddocks.

From The Lilac Sunbonnet by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

I'se no gaun a fit till I hae showed ye baith what it is to guddle.

From The Lilac Sunbonnet by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)