tweedle

Plural: tweedles

Verb

Verb Forms: tweedled, tweedling, tweedles

To play a musical instrument casually or in a light manner.
sing in modulation
play negligently on a musical instrument
entice through the use of music
To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle.
To influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
To twiddle.
To sell fake jewellery as genuine.
To make a shrill or trilling sound
To say in a high-pitched voice.
To trifle or play.
To go; to proceed without much enthusiasm.
To move or speak in unison (like Tweedledum and Tweedledee)

Noun

A sound of the kind made by a fiddle.
A confidence trick in which fake jewellery is sold as genuine.

Examples

While waiting for his turn, he would TWEEDLE a tune on an imaginary violin.

Origin / Etymology

said to be imitative, probably influenced by wheedle. Compare teedle, toodle, twiddle

Synonyms

chirp, wheedle

Scrabble Score: 11

tweedle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tweedle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tweedle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

tweedle: valid Words With Friends Word