how to pronounce dudgeon

/ˈdʌdʒən/

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dudgeon is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dudgeon in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… send like a letter in high dudgeon that …”

meanings of dudgeon

noun:

A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt.
A feeling of anger or resentment.
A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.
A hilt made of this wood.

name:

A surname.

dudgeon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dudgeon occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.