DIDDLE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • manipulate manually or in one’’s mind or imagination
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She played nervously with her wedding ring
    • Don”t fiddle with the screws
    • He played with the idea of running for the Senate
    Hypernyms(s) diddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • deprive of by deceit
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He swindled me out of my inheritance
    • She defrauded the customers who trusted her
    • the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
    Hypernyms(s) diddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)