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    diddle
    /ˈdɪdl/

    verb

    • 1. cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something: informal "he thought he'd been diddled out of his change"
    • 2. pass time aimlessly or unproductively: informal North American "I felt sorry for her, diddling around in her room while her friends were having a good time"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDIDDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DIDDLE definition: 1. to get money from someone in a way that is not honest: 2. to work with something in a way that…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › diddleDiddle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DIDDLE is to move with short rapid motions. How to use diddle in a sentence. to move with short rapid motions; to waste (time) in trifling; hoax, swindle…

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIDDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. 1. US vulgar, slang. to have sexual intercourse (with) 2. dialect. to jerk (an object) up and down or back and forth; shake rapidly. Collins English Dictionary.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › diddleDiddle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination. synonyms: fiddle, play, toy. see more. verb. (offensive) deprive of by deceit. synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, gip, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, shortchange, swindle, victimize. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Diddle."

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › diddleDiddle - definition of diddle by The Free Dictionary

    1. To shake rapidly; jiggle. 2. Slang To play experimentally; toy: The children diddled with the knobs on the television all afternoon. 3. Slang To waste time: diddled around all morning. [Probably alteration of dialectal didder, to quiver, tremble, from Middle English dideren, variant of daderen, doderen; see dodder1.]

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › diddleDIDDLE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Diddle definition: to cheat; swindle; hoax.. See examples of DIDDLE used in a sentence.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › diddlediddle | meaning of diddle in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    diddle meaning, definition, what is diddle: to get money from someone by deceiving t...: Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdiddle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of diddle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › diddleDiddle Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Diddle Definition. dĭdl. diddled, diddles, diddling. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin Verb Noun. Filter (0) verb. diddled, diddles, diddling. To move back and forth jerkily or rapidly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To move back and forth in a jerky or rapid manner; jiggle. Webster's New World.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › diddleSynonyms and antonyms of diddle in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    These are words and phrases related to diddle. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of diddle.