What does "guddle" mean?

To catch (fish) with the hands, especially by groping at the bank of a stream or under stones.

What is a synonym for "guddle"?

Common synonyms include: angle, bob, clam, dibble, drive, fish.

Guddle

//ˈɡʌd(ə)l// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

1
To catch (fish) with the hands, especially by groping at the bank of a stream or under stones. Scotland, ambitransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

angle bob clam dibble drive fish

Etymology

From Scots guddle, imitative of the splashing of water, and modelled after words like muddle and puddle, perhaps influenced by Scots gutter (“to spatter with mud”).

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