"mudge" meaning in English

See mudge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mʌd͡ʒ/
Rhymes: -ʌdʒ Etymology: Possibly a blend of mud + sludge. From mid-19th c. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|mud|sludge|nocap=1}} blend of mud + sludge Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mudge (uncountable)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) mud; sludge Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mudge-en-noun-OXNMDhcb Categories (other): British English, English blends
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /mʌd͡ʒ/ Forms: mudges [present, singular, third-person], mudging [participle, present], mudged [participle, past], mudged [past]
Rhymes: -ʌdʒ Etymology: Possibly an alteration of budge, under the influence of move. Head templates: {{en-verb}} mudge (third-person singular simple present mudges, present participle mudging, simple past and past participle mudged)
  1. (Scotland, obsolete, intransitive) To move oneself; to stir. Tags: Scotland, intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-mudge-en-verb-8doeupAH Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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