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quiddle

/ˈkwɪdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quid-dle
IPA
/ˈkwɪdəl/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle

Intransitive verb

verb

To spend or waste time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in a trifling superficial manner.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin quid (“what”). Cognate with Dutch kwedelen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

quiddles (present, singular) quiddling (participle, present) quiddled (participle, past) quiddled (past)

Derived Forms

quiddler

Rhymes With

middle riddle fiddle griddle idyll diddle twiddle widdle piddle paradiddle

Questions

How do you pronounce quiddle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪdəl/.
What does quiddle mean?
To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle
Where does quiddle come from?
From Latin quid (“what”). Cognate with Dutch kwedelen.

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