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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: noodling /ˈnuːdlɪŋ/ n - slang aimless musical improvisation
noo•dle1 /ˈnudəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Fooda dried strip of egg dough boiled and served as a side dish or in soups, casseroles, etc.
noo•dle2 /ˈnudəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Slang Termsthe head.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024noo•dle1 (no̅o̅d′l),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.;
a ribbon-shaped pasta.
noo•dle2 (no̅o̅d′l),USA pronunciation n. - Slang Termsthe head.
- a fool or simpleton.
- perh. variant of noddle (with oo from fool) 1745–55
- Music and Danceto improvise a musical passage in a casual manner, esp. as a warm-up exercise.
- Informal Terms
- to play;
toy:to noodle with numbers as a hobby. - to improvise, experiment, or think creatively:The writers noodled for a week and came up with a better idea for the ad campaign.
v.t. - Informal Terms
- to manipulate or tamper with:She denied that she had noodled the statistics to get a favorable result.
- to make or devise freely as an exercise or experiment (sometimes fol. by up):The architects noodled up a model of a solar house.
- Informal Terms, Idioms noodle around, to play, experiment, or improvise.
- origin, originally uncertain 1935–40, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: noodle /ˈnuːdəl/ n - (often plural) a ribbon-like strip of pasta: noodles are often served in soup or with a sauce
Etymology: 18th Century: from German Nudel, origin obscure noodle /ˈnuːdəl/ n - US Canadian
a slang word for head - a simpleton
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps a blend of noddle1 and noodle1 |