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diddled

diddled is the simple past and past participle of diddle.

Meaning of diddle

Verb

diddle (third-person singular simple present diddles, present participle diddling, simple past and past participle diddled)

  1. (slang, transitive) To cheat; to swindle.
    • 'No one ever got rich being honest,' the father said. 'Customers are there to be diddled.'1988, Roald Dahl, Matilda
  2. (slang, transitive) To molest.
  3. (slang, transitive) To masturbate.
    Synonyms:
    beat off
  4. (transitive) To waste time.
    Synonyms:
    dick around
  5. (intransitive) To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
    • And, when his forward strength began to bloom, / To see him diddle up and down the Room!1632, Frances Quarles, Divine Fancies
  6. (slang, transitive) To manipulate a value at the level of individual bits (binary digits).

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Questions about diddled

What is diddled the simple past and past participle of?
Diddled is the simple past and past participle of diddle.

Words near diddled in the dictionary

  1. diddle-daddled
  2. diddle-daddles
  3. diddle-daddling
  4. diddle-dee
  5. Diddlebury
  6. diddled
  7. diddledee
  8. diddledees
  9. diddler
  10. diddlers
  11. diddles

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