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fudge

/fʌd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable

Fudge means: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).

Synonyms for fudge31

verb, as in avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

hedge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

verb, as in tamper, with the purpose of deception

manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent

also used for fudge

nonsense, humbug, absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash, balls, baloney, boo-boo, boom-boom, BM, bowel movement, caca

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What does fudge mean?3

verb

1

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”

2

tamper, with the purpose of deception“Fudge the figures”

noun

1

soft creamy candy

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fudge?5

one syllable

judgegrudgebudgesludgenudge
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Fudge in a sentence

  • Fudge is not at all healthy, but it sure is amazingly tasty.orcrist
  • My favourite type of food is chocolate fudge.Qwiplaino
  • My favorite type of food is chocolate fudge.CK
  • Marshmallows are a classic ingredient in hot fudge sundaes.Amastan
  • This fudge is way too sweet for me.CK
  • I enjoy a good hot-fudge sundae after church on Sundays.MethodGT
  • My grandmother made delicious homemade fudge.hinto4
  • Matthew didn't seem to give a fudge.Amastan

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Forms of fudge

as a noun

plural
fudges

as a verb

past tense
fudged
present participle
fudging
third-person singular
fudges
past participle
fudged