tweedle

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verb

twee·​dle

ˈtwēdᵊl

tweedled; tweedled; tweedling

-d(ᵊ)liŋ

; tweedles

intransitive verb

1

: to sing or whistle in modulation : pipe, chirp

2

: to play negligently on a musical instrument

transitive verb

: to cajole or entice by music

tweedle

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noun

"

plural -s

: a sound of tweedling

the squeal and the blare and the tweedle of bagpipes

—W. C. Williams

tweedle

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"

dialectal variant of twiddle

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably of imitative origin

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