fudge
To try to avoid giving a direct answerTo try to avoid giving a direct answer.
» My favorite type of food is chocolate fudge.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged.
ausweichen
уви́ливатьuvílivatʹ, увильну́тьuvilʹnútʹ
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
(transitive)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.
frisieren, manipulieren
(ambitransitive, dated)To botch or bungle something.
To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.
(colloquial)Used in place of fuck.
Examples
15 sentencesMy favorite type of food is chocolate fudge.
This fudge is way too sweet for me.
I'm making fudge.
My grandmother made delicious homemade fudge.
deMeine Großmutter machte leckere, hausgemachte Karamellbonbons. — L3581
They accused him of fudging data.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meProbably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.
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Forms
fudges, fudging, fudged, fudgedSynonyms
37 synonyms- tamper, with the purpose of deception:manipulatefakefalsifycookwanglemisrepresent
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues):hedgeevadeput offcircumventparryeludeskirtdodge
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle