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- DictionaryDid·dle/ˈdid(ə)l/
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 "why diddle around with slow costly tests?"
1. To jerk up and down or back and forth. 2. Vulgar Slang. a. To have intercourse with (a woman). b. To practice masturbation upon. v.intr. 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.
diddle verb (PLAY) [ I or T ] US. to work with something in a way that is not serious, or to play with something: He diddled with the washing machine, but it still wouldn't work. I'm not much of a musician, I just like to diddle around. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definitions of diddle. verb. 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.
Check pronunciation: diddle. Definition of diddle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Apr 21, 2024 · ( transitive, computing, slang) To manipulate a value at the level of individual bits (binary digits) . Coordinate term: twiddle. Synonyms [ edit] (cheat, swindle): defraud, take for a ride; see also Thesaurus:deceive.
Diddle Definition. dĭdl. diddled, diddles, diddling. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. 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.
v.t. . [Informal.]to move back and forth with short rapid motions; jiggle:Diddle the switch and see if the light comes on. [Slang.] to copulate with. to practice masturbation upon. 1800–10; expressive coinage, perh. origin, originally in the Siamese twins diddle-diddle, diddle-daddle; compare dodder1, doodle1. did′dler, n.
