to fugle
- verb
- She tried to fugle her way out of the conversation when the topic became uncomfortable.
Examples
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He always fugles his way out of trouble.
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Politicians are often accused of trying to fugle difficult questions instead of answering them directly.
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If you keep fugling your responsibilities, sooner or later it will catch up with you.
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I need to fugle a plan for the meeting.
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To avoid the awkward moment, she cleverly fugled out of the conversation.
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He fugled his way through the challenging situation by finding a clever alternative.
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When faced with unexpected questions, politicians often fugle to redirect the discussion.
Synonyms
12
8.3
To trick someone in a clever way so they do not notice
11
8.2
To avoid doing something you should do by being dishonest or tricky
8
8.6
Get what you want by tricking people or using clever dishonest methods
4
7.0
Avoid a duty or problem by making excuses
4
4.8
Change facts or numbers to hide the truth
2
7.7
Use clever or dishonest moves to get an advantage
1
8.7
To get something by clever or dishonest ways
Avoid a difficult situation by lying or making excuses
To avoid taking responsibility by lying or being vague
To trick people to avoid a problem or responsibility
Antonyms
How Skillful
- US
11
7.7
50
4.1
62
4.4
- Informal
167
3.7
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fugle is a word you can remember by linking it to the root fug- meaning 'to flee', like in fugitive and the everyday verb flee. So, to fugle is to slip away or cleverly find a way out of a situation.