diddle verb (PLAY) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

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/ˈdɪd.l ̩/ v

Definition

[I or T] US to work with something in a way which is not serious, or to play with something

He diddled with the washing machine, but it still wouldn't work.

I'm not much of a musician, I just like to diddle around.

(Definition of diddle verb (PLAY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Synonyms and related words:

brush n (TOUCH)
brush v (TOUCH)
contact
feel v (TOUCH)
fiddle
fiddle (about/around) with sth
finger
handle
lick
nudge v
nudge n
pat n (TOUCH)
paw
stroke v (TOUCH)
stroke n (TOUCH)
tactile
touch v (PUT HAND ON)
touch n (MOVEMENT ONTO/OFF)
toy with sth
twiddle

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