fudge
/fʌd͡ʒ/ verb C2- To try to avoid giving a direct answer. · When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged.
- To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally. · The results of the experiment looked impressive, but it turned out the numbers had been fudged.· I had to fudge the lighting to get the color to look good.
- To botch or bungle something.
- To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.
- Used in place of fuck.
He/she/it fudges · Past fudged · Past participle fudged · -ing form fudging
Verb forms
- Base form
- fudge
- He/she/it
- fudges
- Past
- fudged
- Past participle
- fudged
- -ing form
- fudging
From the library
“Fudge!
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