Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiddle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tid-dle
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat tenderly; to pet; to nurse a young animal by hand.

British usage; Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To potter about; to do something idly.

British usage; Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To urinate.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a variant of tidder. See tid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tiddles (present, singular) tiddling (participle, present) tiddled (participle, past) tiddled (past)

Synonyms

dawt faddle grope pettle piddle widdle

Questions

What does tiddle mean?
To treat tenderly; to pet; to nurse a young animal by hand.
Where does tiddle come from?
From a variant of tidder. See tid.

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