单词	diddles
释义	diddle verb did·​dle ˈdi-dᵊl  diddled; diddling ˈdid-liŋ  -dᵊl-iŋ transitive verb 1 chiefly dialectal : to move with short rapid motions 2 : to waste (time) in trifling 3 : hoax, swindle 4 usually vulgar : to copulate with intransitive verb 1 : dawdle, fool 2 : fiddle, toy —usually used with with diddled with the machine until it broke diddler ˈdid-lər  -dᵊl-ər noun Synonyms crawl creep dally dawdle delay dillydally drag lag linger loiter lollygag lallygag mope poke shilly-shally tarry See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He had tried to diddle his insurance agency. She felt she had been diddled out of her inheritance. Word History Etymology origin unknown First Known Use 1786, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 diddles verb present tense third-person singular of diddle 1 as in pokes to move or act slowly even though the hurricane was fast approaching, federal and local politicians wasted precious time diddling Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pokes crawls delays drags lingers strolls plays dawdles loiters shuffles mopes dallies lags creeps marks time tarries lallygags staggers stalls lollygags saunters lounges drops behind falls behind idles hangs fire ambles lolls drags one's heels dillydallies loafs trifles drags one's feet shilly-shallies fools around takes one's time inches plods lumbers procrastinates messes around decelerates eases temporizes putters (around) fiddles (around) potters (around) monkeys (around) filibusters slows (down or up) hangs (around or out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms scurries scoots whirls rips hurries rushes runs flies barrels speeds dashes hastens whisks whizzes courses scuds zips hustles races tears scrambles humps rockets careers darts bowls trots bolts runs hotfoots (it) hurtles gallops jogs breezes stampedes sprints accelerates quickens speeds (up) outruns overtakes outstrips outpaces catches up fast-forwards See More 2 as in plucks to rob by the use of trickery or threats an unscrupulous Broadway producer diddles little old ladies by persuading them to invest in a surefire flop Synonyms & Similar Words plucks cheats squeezes hustles stings does sticks beats fiddles screws deceives tricks bleeds defrauds swindles reams victimizes suckers mulcts shortchanges cozens shorts stiffs bilks rooks chisels nobbles exploits skins fleeces fools cons gaffs hoses rips off skunks flimflams chouses does in euchres wrenches shakes down thimblerigs extorts betrays takes to the cleaners clips nicks sells a bill of goods to wrests milks wrings gouges soaks takes for a ride overcharges bitches dupes gulls bamboozles double-crosses fast-talks ropes (in)
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