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diddle

1

[ did-l ]

verb (used with object)

diddled, diddling.
  1. Informal. to cheat; swindle; hoax.


diddle

2

[ did-l ]

verb (used without object)

diddled, diddling.
  1. Informal. to toy; fool (usually followed by with ):

    The kids have been diddling with the controls on the television set again.

  2. to waste time; dawdle (often followed by around ):

    You would be finished by now if you hadn't spent the morning diddling around.

  3. Informal. to move back and forth with short rapid motions.

verb (used with object)

diddled, diddling.
  1. Informal. to move back and forth with short rapid motions; jiggle:

    Diddle the switch and see if the light comes on.

  2. Slang.
    1. to copulate with.
    2. to practice masturbation upon.

diddle

1

/ ˈ»åɪ»åÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. tr to cheat or swindle
  2. intr an obsolete word for dawdle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

diddle

2

/ ˈ»åɪ»åÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. dialect.
    to jerk (an object) up and down or back and forth; shake rapidly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å¾±»å»å±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±»åd±ô±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of diddle1

First recorded in 1800–10; perhaps special use of diddle 2

Origin of diddle2

First recorded in 1800–10; of uncertain origin; perhaps from dialect diddle “to cheat, hoax†or from dialect doodle (in archaic sense) “foolâ€; diddle 1( def ), doodle 1 (in senses “to waste time; to deceiveâ€)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of diddle1

C19: back formation from Jeremy Diddler, a scrounger in J. Kenney's farce Raising the Wind (1803)

Origin of diddle2

C17: probably variant of doderen to tremble, totter; see dodder 1
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“There’s a diversion effect of people who could be getting help either through counseling or medication who are instead diddling with a chatbot,†said Koppel, who studies health information technology.

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Trump will stall the case, diddle the docket, drag out the appeal, appeal from the appeals court, and, if he becomes cornered resort to another trick he has considerable experience with—he will declare bankruptcy.

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That sentence should have read: “As the Trump administration diddled with nostrums and quack cures, the new surgeon general kept forfeiting his integrity.â€

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Jubilation ensued, especially among Netflix viewers, who proved over the weekend following the second season premiere that cutting back on the diddling did not adversely impact on the show's popularity.

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Kecmanovic, though, wins four points in a row ... only to be diddled by an incredible lob; deuce it is, then again when Monfils nails a blazing forehand.

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