Definition of diddle Diddle

did•dle

We found 14 definitions of diddle from 7 different sources.

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What does diddle mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

diddle - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
  victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con
  rip off, chisel, cheat carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
  short, short-change cheat someone by not returning him enough money
diddle - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
  toy, fiddle, play
  manipulate treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
  flirt with, toy with, think about, entertain, think of have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first"
  put out, retire retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • diddle (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.
  • diddle (Noun)
    The penis.
  • diddle (Verb)
    To cheat; to swindle.
  • diddle (Verb)
    To have sex with.
  • diddle (Verb)
    To masturbate.
  • diddle (Verb)
    To waste time.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • diddle (v. i.)
    To totter, as a child in walking.
  • diddle (v. t.)
    To cheat or overreach.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • diddle
    did′l, v.t. to cajole, swindle.—n. Didd′ler

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • diddle
    To deceive.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • diddle
    Gin.

Part of speech

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  • diddle, verb, present, 1st person singular of diddle (infinitive).
  • diddle, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

diddle in sign language
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