diddle

One entry found for diddle.

Main Entry: did·dle
Pronunciation: 'di-d^&l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): did·dled; did·dling /'did-li[ng], -d^&l-i[ng]/
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1 chiefly dialect : to move with short rapid motions
2 : to waste (as time) in trifling
3 : HOAX, SWINDLE
4 often vulgar : to copulate with
intransitive verb
1 : DAWDLE, FOOL
2 : FIDDLE, TOY -- usually used with with <diddled with the machine until it broke>
- did·dler /'did-l&r, -d^&l-&r/ noun