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/ ˈnud lɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
Chiefly Midland U.S. verb present participle of noodle4 : I learned the hard way why noodling for catfish is considered dangerous.
noun the act of catching fish, especially catfish, with only one’s bare hands: Some states have banned noodling, citing the dangers of the activity as well as concern over sustainability of the fish populations.
Origin of noodling First recorded in 1935–40; noodl(e)4 + -ing1
Words nearby noodling nonzero, noob, noodge, noodle, noodlehead, noodling , no offense, noogie, Noogoora burr, nooit, nook
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Example sentences from the Web for noodling In 1998, Joel Thomas Zimmerman was 16 years old, noodling around with vintage DOS music software like Impulse Tracker.
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Scott Brusaw had been noodling with the idea since he was a kid.
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“Uh, I'm not going to be doing a lot of noodling ,” Romney said.
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I enjoy fly-fishing, but noodling , I'm afraid, I'll leave to Paul.
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But doing some noodling around on my own suggests that you have to go back to 1968 to find such a result.
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Noodling geese is a method of hand feeding which has for its purpose the production of the best fattened geese.
Ducks and Geese | Harry M. Lamon
Young ganders and any old ganders or geese which are to be marketed are used for noodling .
Ducks and Geese | Harry M. Lamon
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British Dictionary definitions for noodling noun slang aimless musical improvisation
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