flodge C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /flɑdʒ/ UK /flɒdʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb dialectal: to splash through water or mud; to wade clumsily The children flodged through the flooded lane. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · dialectal: to splash... wadesplashsloshpaddletrudge Etymology AI details A dialectal English word of uncertain, probably imitative origin, suggesting the sound of splashing through water or mud. Topics Actions & Processes Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # flodge **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /flɑdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /flɒdʒ/ ## Meanings 1. dialectal: to splash through water or mud; to wade clumsily ## Examples - The children flodged through the flooded lane. ## Synonyms - wade - splash - slosh - paddle - trudge ## Etymology A dialectal English word of uncertain, probably imitative origin, suggesting the sound of splashing through water or mud. ## AI Etymology Flodge is a dialectal English word of uncertain, probably imitative origin, suggesting the sound of splashing through water or mud. The history is deliberately cautious: the proposed comparison is useful for orientation, but the wording leaves room for uncertainty rather than forcing a false certainty. In present use, it is used as a verb and noun meaning "dialectal: to splash through water or mud; to wade clumsily", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. Its semantic neighborhood includes wade, splash, slosh, and paddle, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Register & Style markdown