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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024doo•dle1 /ˈdudəl/USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. - to draw or scribble idly: [no object]She was doodling on the paper when I called on her.[~ + object]doodling designs in the margin.
n. [countable] - a drawing produced by doodling.
doo•dler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024doo•dle1 (do̅o̅d′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. v.t., v.i. - to draw or scribble idly:He doodled during the whole lecture.
- to waste (time) in aimless or foolish activity.
- Slang Terms[Dial.]to deceive;
cheat.
n. - a design, figure, or the like, made by idle scribbling.
- [Archaic.]a foolish or silly person.
- origin, originally sense, fool (noun, nominal) 1935–40, American.
- Dialect Termsa small pile of hay;
haystack. Also called hay doodle.
- a euphemism for cock3, to avoid association with cock1, in sense "penis'' probably extracted from cock-a-doodle-do
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: doodle /ˈduːdəl/ informal vb - to scribble or draw aimlessly
- to play or improvise idly
- (intransitive) often followed by away: US to dawdle or waste time
n - a shape, picture, etc, drawn aimlessly
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from C17 doodle a foolish person, but influenced in meaning by dawdle; compare Low German dudeltopf simpletonˈdoodler n |