transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdi-d ə l ]
verb
( did·dled ; did·dling ˈdid-liŋ, -d ə l-iŋ)
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1786
transitive verb
1. chiefly dialect : to move with short rapid motions
2. : to waste (as time) in trifling
3. : hoax , swindle
4. often vulgar : to copulate with
intransitive verb
1. : dawdle , fool
2. : fiddle , toy — usually used with with
diddled with the machine until it broke
• did·dler ˈdid-lər, -d ə l-ər noun