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diddle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'diddle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Diddle [ v. i.]
- To totter, as a child in walking.
2 . Diddle [ v. t.]
- To cheat or overreach.

Meaning of 'diddle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . diddle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
Example in sentence:
  • Don't fiddle with the screws;
  • He played with the idea of running for the Senate;
  • She played nervously with her wedding ring
Meaning (2):
- deprive of by deceit
Example in sentence:
  • He swindled me out of my inheritance;
  • She defrauded the customers who trusted her

Nearby Words:

did didactic didactical didactically didacticism didacticity didactics didactyl didactylous didal

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