gud|dle

gud|dle
gud|dle «GUHD uhl», verb, -dled, -dling.
–v.i.
1. to grope for fish under the banks of a stream.
2. Figurative: »

... guddling in vain for a word, none are at a loss for an answer (W. H. Auden).

–v.t.
to catch (fish) by guddling: »

Take a firm hold and pull it out. It is just like guddling a trout (New Yorker).

[origin uncertain]

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