I. ˈnüd ə l noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps alteration of noddle (I)
1. : a stupid person : simpleton , blockhead , ninny
2. : noddle , head
try to get this into your noodle
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: German nudel
: a food paste made with egg and shaped typically in ribbon form
III. transitive verb
( noodled ; noodled ; noodling -d(ə)liŋ ; noodles )
Etymology: probably from German nudeln, from nudel, n.
: to feed (geese) forcibly with a fattening mixture in the form of an elongated roll
IV. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
chiefly Midland : to catch (fish) with the bare hands or with a crude hook held in the hand : guddle
intransitive verb
chiefly Midland : to fish with the bare hands
V. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1. : to prelude or improvise on an instrument in an informal or desultory manner
background of soft noodling by a clarinet
went to the piano and noodled around until the tune came back to him
2. : to work over or elaborate the lines (as of a drawing) so as to impair the spontaneity and freedom
transitive verb
: to work over (a drawing)