guddle

verb

gud·​dle

ˈgədᵊl

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

: to catch (fish) with the hands by groping (as under banks or stones)

intransitive verb

1

: to grope for fish in their lurking places

2

chiefly Scottish : to feel one's way with or as if with the hands : grope

Word History

Etymology

probably of imitative origin

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