diddle

Meanings

• Verb

  To play with something idly or in a teasing manner.

  - "The children were diddling with the buttons on their shirts."
  - "He diddled with the keys before finding the right one."

• Verb

  To cheat or deceive someone, especially in a playful or teasing way.

  - "The magician diddled the audience with his sleight of hand."
  - "The salesman diddled the customer by selling them a defective product."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

defraud , take for a ride , go to bed with , sleep with , beat off , play with oneself , reel , stagger , sway , dick around , lollygag

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with diddle
diddle-daddle,addle,addlepate,biddle,fiddle,giddy,iddle-eyed,niddle,piddle,widdle

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Homophones

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1. Diddle (Scottish) : A small wooden clog
   

2. Diddle (Australian slang) : To urinate
   

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Variants

List of all variants of diddle that leads to same result
diddle , diddled , diddler , diddlers , diddles , diddling

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Forms

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diddles, diddled, diddling

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to handle or manipulate' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'diddling' is also used in finance to describe the manipulation of stock prices.

2. In the United States, 'diddling' is a term used in baseball to describe the act of distracting the batter by making silly gestures or noises.

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Related Concepts

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1. Diddling around: Spending time idly or unproductively on something.

2. Diddling with: Manipulating or playing with something, often in a teasing or mischievous way.

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Culture

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In literature, 'diddling' is often used to describe playful or teasing behavior. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night,' Malvolio is tricked into believing that Olivia is in love with him, and he is 'diddled' by the other characters.

How to Memorize "diddle"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of playing with something, such as a toy or a ball.
   - Imagine yourself teasing someone in a playful way.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of children playing with toys.
   - Think of the word as synonymous with 'playing around' or 'manipulating'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the definition: 'Diddling' means 'to handle or manipulate' in a playful or teasing way.
   - Use the acronym DIDDLE to remember the definition: D - Dabble, I - Idle, D - Delight, L - Laugh, E - Enjoy.

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