Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈdɪdəl/
Pronunciation notes
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[ˈdɪdɫ̩]
Pronunciation notes
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Noun
In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
Usage- Countable
The penis.
Usage- childish
- Countable
- Slang
- Examples
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Paul was the first one to unzip his pants, take out his diddle, and make himself ready to pee on the wire.
Gin (the drink).
Usage- Slang
- Uncountable
- Examples
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[…] a long, wooden porch good for listening to coyotes and owls, with a glass of diddle at hand.
Verb
To cheat; to swindle.
Usage- Slang
- Transitive
- Examples
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'No one ever got rich being honest,' the father said. 'Customers are there to be diddled.'
To molest.
Usage- Slang
- Transitive
To masturbate.
Usage- Slang
- Transitive
To waste time.
Usage- Transitive
To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
Usage- Intransitive
- Examples
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And, when his forward strength began to bloom, / To see him diddle up and down the Room!
To manipulate a value at the level of individual bits (binary digits).
Usage- Slang
- Transitive
Interjection
A meaningless word used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.
- Examples
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What's that tune that goes "diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum-dum"?
Verb
deprive of by deceit
- Examples
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He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- Broader terms
- Examples
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She played nervously with her wedding ring
Don't fiddle with the screws
More examples (1)
He played with the idea of running for the Senate