I. ˈdid ə l verb
( diddled ; diddled ; diddling -id( ə )liŋ ; diddles )
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
1.
a. chiefly Scotland : to move rapidly back and forth : jiggle
the fiddler's elbow diddled madly during the jig
b. dialect Britain : to dance with a bouncing bobbing movement
2. : copulate — usually considered vulgar
3. : to waste time : loaf : dawdle
transitive verb
1. chiefly dialect : to move with short rapid motions
2. chiefly dialect : dandle vt 1
3. : to copulate with — usually considered vulgar
4.
a. : swindle , cheat
he will not diddle his employers
b. : hoax , delude
when he forgot his part he diddled the audience into believing another actor had slipped
II. intransitive verb
: fiddle : toy — usually used with with
diddling around with the tape machine — Michael Stephens