tweedle
To twiddleTo twiddle.
Meaning
9 sensesTo twiddle.
(UK, slang)To sell fake jewellery as genuine.
To make a shrill or trilling sound
To say in a high-pitched voice.
To trifle or play.
play negligently on a musical instrument
To go; to proceed without much enthusiasm.
To move or speak in unison (like Tweedledum and Tweedledee)
(obsolete, transitive)To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle.
(broadly, obsolete, transitive)To influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
Origin
said to be imitative, probably influenced by wheedle. Compare teedle, toodle, twiddlesaid to be imitative, probably influenced by wheedle. Compare teedle, toodle, twiddle
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Forms
tweedles, tweedling, tweedled, tweedledSynonyms
65 synonyms- sing in modulation:chirp
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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