fudgel

F4U1D2G2E1L1

verb

To pretend to work when in reality one is not doing anything.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbfudgel (third-person singular simple present fudgels, present participle (US) fudgeling or (UK) fudgelling, simple past and past participle (US) fudgeled or (UK) fudgelled)

present singular third person fudgels · US participle present fudgeling · UK participle present fudgelling · US participle past fudgeled · US past fudgeled · UK participle past fudgelled · UK past fudgelled

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo pretend to work when in reality one is not doing anything.
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APA

fudgel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fudgel

MLA

“fudgel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fudgel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fudgel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fudgel.

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