fudged; fudging
2
: to fail to come to grips with : dodge
fudged the issue
1
: to exceed the proper bounds or limits of something
feel that the author has fudged a little on the … rules for crime fiction—
Newsweek
Newsweek2
: to fail to perform as expected
3
: to avoid commitment : hedge
the government's tendency to fudge on delicate matters of policy—Claire Sterling
Claire Sterling1
: foolish nonsense
—often used interjectionally to express annoyance, disappointment, or disbelief
2
: a soft creamy candy made typically of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring
3
: something that is fudged
especially
: a bending of rules or a compromise
Examples of fudge in a Sentence
Verb
Politicians have been known to fudge the issues.
The treasurer fudged the figures.
It was later discovered that the researchers had fudged their data.
Noun
We bought three kinds of fudge.
His response to these charges has been a series of denials and fudges.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 25 July 2025
Though John Ford claimed to have based the fight on Earp’s account, an account Ford heard from Wyatt Earp himself, My Darling Clementine fudges a lot of the details in the interest of good storytelling.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Moose Tracks ice cream features Moose Tracks fudge and peanut butter cups with vanilla ice cream.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
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Verb
Their namesake sitcom can, for example, lightly fudge its timeline.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 25 July 2025
Though John Ford claimed to have based the fight on Earp’s account, an account Ford heard from Wyatt Earp himself, My Darling Clementine fudges a lot of the details in the interest of good storytelling.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Noun
Chocolate cobbler creates layers of tender cake that are filled with pudding-like pockets of fudge.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Moose Tracks ice cream features Moose Tracks fudge and peanut butter cups with vanilla ice cream.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
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“Fudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fudge. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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fudge
2 of 2 noun1
: foolish nonsense
2
: a soft creamy candy made typically of milk, sugar, butter, and flavoring
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