pudgy

[US]/'pʌdʒɪ/
[UK]/'pʌdʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. short and slightly fat

Example Sentences

pudgy fingers.See Synonyms at fat

She has a pudgy face.

The baby's pudgy fingers grabbed the toy.

He is a pudgy man with a big belly.

The pudgy cat waddled over to its food bowl.

Despite his pudgy appearance, he is surprisingly agile.

The pudgy puppy rolled around in the grass.

Her pudgy cheeks dimpled when she smiled.

The pudgy boy struggled to fit into his jeans.

She affectionately referred to her pudgy cat as 'Mr. Chubbykins'.

The pudgy squirrel struggled to climb the tree.

Real-world Examples

He held out a pudgy hand, and Harry shook it.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The wizard clapped a pudgy hand to his vast forehead.

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

My pudgy cheeks are like ripened apples, such as my cheery face.

Source: If national treasures could speak.

This pudgy dog named Ziggy was brought to the Sports Club for the first time to get a workout.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

And many bee-pollinated plants offer convenient, ultraviolet-marked landing pads where the pudgy pollinators can rest while snagging nectar and pollen.

Source: "Minute Earth" Fun Science (Selected Bilingual)

We're all in the same boat now, and, well - He held out a pudgy hand, and Harry shook it.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

We might describe that as a pudgy face.

Source: 2006 ESLPod

That pudgy face, curly hair, and big eyes.

Source: 2006 ESLPod

I was pudgy as a girl, if you can believe it.

Source: Mad Men Season 1

You know, uh... pudgy, can't sit up, don't have teeth yet.

Source: Third season

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