diddle in English dictionary

  • diddle

    Meanings and definitions of "diddle"

    • (music) 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
    • (slang, childish) The penis.
    • (transitive) to cheat; to swindle
    • (transitive) to have sex with
    • (transitive) to masturbate (especially of women)
    • (transitive) to waste time
    • noun
      (music)
      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
    • noun
      (slang, childish)
      The penis.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to cheat; to swindle
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to have sex with
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to masturbate (especially of women)
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to waste time
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
    • verb
      deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";
    • verb
      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"

    Synonyms of "diddle" in English dictionary

    rip off, con, cheat are the top synonyms of "diddle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of diddle

    • diddle ( third-person singular simple present diddles, present participle diddling, simple past and past participle diddled)
    • diddle ( plural  diddles)
    • diddle (plural diddles)
    • diddle (third-person singular simple present diddles, present participle diddling, simple past and past participle diddled)

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