Meaning

1 senses

  1. To dodder.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The chemistry exam was a doddle.

    Екзамен з хімії був як раз плюнути. — oromashka

    deDie Chemieklausur war ein Klacks. — Sudajaengi

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  2. Finding something is a doddle when you know where it is.

    deEs ist gar kein Problem, etwas zu finden, wenn man nur weiß, wo es ist! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. For him, it's a doddle.

    deFür ihn ist das ein Kinderspiel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. It's a doddle to him.

    deFür ihn ist das ein Kinderspiel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

Uncertain. Possibly from dialectal English doddle (“to toddle, to sway, to nod drowsily”).

Uncertain. Possibly from dialectal English doddle (“to toddle, to sway, to nod drowsily”).

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Forms

doddles, doddling, doddled, doddled
Base formdoddle · to doddle
3rd person singulardoddles
Present participledoddling
Past simpledoddled
Past participledoddled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydoddle
he, she, itdoddles

Past simpleLesson

all personsdoddled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave doddled
he, she, ithas doddled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill doddle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
documentB1documentaryB1documentationdodgedodgeball
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