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Definitions for Diddling

[1] Informal . to cheat; swindle; hoax.
[2] Informal . to toy; fool (usually followed by with ): The kids have been diddling with the controls on the television set again.
[3] to waste time; dawdle (often followed by around ): You would be finished by now if you hadn't spent the morning diddling around.
[4] Informal . to move back and forth with short rapid motions.
[5] Informal . to move back and forth with short rapid motions; jiggle: Diddle the switch and see if the light comes on.
[6] Slang . to copulate with. to practice masturbation upon.
[7] (tr) to cheat or swindle
[8] (intr) an obsolete word for dawdle
[9] dialect to jerk (an object) up and down or back and forth; shake rapidly

Words related to Diddling

diddlecheat, gyp, dawdle, jiggle, swindle

Words nearby Diddling

diddledidactyl, didactylism, didanosine, didapper, diddikai, diddle, diddley, diddly, diddly-squat, diddlyshit, diddy

Origin of Diddling

e21800–10; expressive coinage, perhaps orig. in the Siamese twins diddle-diddle, diddle-daddle; cf. dodder1, doodle1

Other words from Diddling

did·dler , noun
did·dler , noun

Word origin for Diddling

eC17: probably variant of doderen to tremble, totter; see dodder 1

Synonyms for Diddling

cheat, dawdle, gyp, jiggle, swindle