tweedle
/ˈtwiːdəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle.
Obsolete; Transitive verb
verb
To twiddle.
verb
To say in a high-pitched voice.
verb
To go; to proceed without much enthusiasm.
Example Sentences
- "“Neaw, owd lad,” said he, as he screwed, first one peg, then another, and tweedled over little fits of wailing prelude, to get the tones he wanted."
- "Hark, —his tortured catgut squals He tickles every string, to every note He bends his pliant neck.—The fond yielding Maid Is tweedled into Love."
- "A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service."
- "But I tweedled him into letting you try, and here you are, a real member of the company."
- "As it was, he tweedled the letter about in his hands for about five minutes, in a musing mood, and then stepped with it into Mr. Gammon's room."
- "Bob Pirgivie now tweedled his thumbs in double quick time, and rapidly sent around queer horizontal glances under his shaggy brows."
Etymology
Usage
- Obsolete
- Transitive verb
- British usage
- Slang