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diddle-daddling

diddle-daddling is the present participle and gerund of diddle-daddle.

Meaning of diddle-daddle

Verb

diddle-daddle (third-person singular simple present diddle-daddles, present participle diddle-daddling, simple past and past participle diddle-daddled)

  1. (intransitive) To dilly-dally

Questions about diddle-daddling

What is diddle-daddling the present participle and gerund of?
Diddle-daddling is the present participle and gerund of diddle-daddle.

Words near diddle-daddling in the dictionary

  1. diddle
  2. diddle for middle
  3. diddle-daddle
  4. diddle-daddled
  5. diddle-daddles
  6. diddle-daddling
  7. diddle-dee
  8. Diddlebury
  9. diddled
  10. diddledee
  11. diddledees

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