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tweedle.

To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtwiːdəl/
  1. To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.

    broadly · obsolete · transitive
  3. To twiddle.

  4. To sell fake jewellery as genuine.

    UK · slang
  5. To make a shrill or trilling sound

  6. To say in a high-pitched voice.

  7. To trifle or play.

  8. To go; to proceed without much enthusiasm.

  9. To move or speak in unison (like Tweedledum and Tweedledee)

Where this word comes from

said to be imitative, probably influenced by wheedle. Compare teedle, toodle, twiddle

noun/ˈtwiːdəl/
  1. A sound of the kind made by a fiddle.

  2. A confidence trick in which fake jewellery is sold as genuine.

    UK · slang
Where this word comes from

said to be imitative, probably influenced by wheedle. Compare teedle, toodle, twiddle

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