Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nood-l]
- /ˈnud l/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nood-l]
- /ˈnud l/
Definitions of noodling word
- verb without object noodling to improvise a musical passage in a casual manner, especially as a warm-up exercise. 1
- verb without object noodling Informal. 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. 1
- verb with object noodling Informal. 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 followed by up): The architects noodled up a model of a solar house. 1
- noun noodling (uncountable) The practice and sport of noodling (fishing for catfish using the bare hands). 1
- noun noodling aimless musical improvisation 0
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Origin of noodling
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Noodling
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noodling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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