noodle

1. (UK, dialectal, informal, intransitive)To engage in frivolous behavior; to fool around or waste time.

2. (Shetland, ambitransitive, informal)To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume.

3. (informal, transitive)To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.

4. (US, informal, transitive)To ponder or think about (something).

   “Noodle that thought around for a while,” said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class.

5. (informal, intransitive)To play a musical instrument or to sing in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play a series of ornamental notes on an instrument.

   He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful.

6. (US, informal, intransitive)To ponder or think, especially in an unproductive or unsystematic manner; to muse.

   He noodled over the problem for a day or two before making a decision.

7. (US, informal, intransitive)To attempt in an informal or uncertain manner; to fiddle.

   If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it.

8. (US, informal, intransitive)Often followed by about or around: to mess around, to play.

9. (Australia, informal, transitive)To search (mullock (“mining or ore processing waste”)) for opals.

10. (Australia, informal, transitive)To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock.

11. (Australia, also, figuratively, informal, transitive)To clear extraneous material from (an opal).

12. (Australia, informal, intransitive)To search mullock for opals; to fossick.

1. How are noodles made?

   Як роблять локшину?

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2. I'm eating noodles.

   Я їм локшину.

   ruЯ ем лапшу.

   deIch esse Nudeln.

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3. I like noodles.

   Я люблю локшину.

   ruЯ люблю лапшу.

   deIch mag Nudeln.

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4. I want to eat Chinese noodles.

   Я хочу з'їсти китайської локшини.

   ruЯ хочу поесть китайской лапши.

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5. What kind of noodles are these?

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