different between sludge vs snudge

English

Etymology

Possibly related to slush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sl?d?/
• Rhymes: -?d?

Noun

sludge (countable and uncountable, plural sludges)

1. Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
2. A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
3. A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
4. A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water.
5. (uncountable, music) sludge metal

Synonyms

• (separated solids): mud, mire, ooze, slush

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

sludge (third-person singular simple present sludges, present participle sludging, simple past and past participle sludged)

1. (intransitive, informal) To slump or slouch.
2. (intransitive) To slop or drip slowly.

English

Etymology

From Old English, related to snug.

Verb

snudge (third-person singular simple present snudges, present participle snudging, simple past and past participle snudged)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To lie snug or quiet.
2. (obsolete) To save in a miserly manner; to hoard.

Derived terms

• snudge along: to walk looking down, with an abstracted appearance.
• snudge over the fire: to keep close to the fire.

Noun

snudge (plural snudges)

1. (obsolete) A miser; a sneaking fellow.

Anagrams

• Sugden, nudges