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tiddering

tiddering is the present participle and gerund of tidder.

Meaning of tidder

Verb

tidder (third-person singular simple present tidders, present participle tiddering, simple past and past participle tiddered)

  1. (dialectal) To treat with tenderness; fondle
    • Their doings now were jubilational—
      What quiet folks would call sensational.
      Their goodies they unpack excitedly,
      Their Common Grandsire greet delightedly,
      With gentle, sympathetic tiddering.
      When from his tree-top he called diddering,
      All "gramps," Wag said, are worth considering.1916 July, Rose O'Neill, “The Kewpies and their Fairy Cousin”, in Good Housekeeping, volume 63, number 1, page 88
    Synonyms:
    coddle, cosset, dandle

Questions about tiddering

What is tiddering the present participle and gerund of?
Tiddering is the present participle and gerund of tidder.

Words near tiddering in the dictionary

  1. tidda
  2. tiddas
  3. tiddely
  4. tidder
  5. tiddered
  6. tiddering
  7. tidders
  8. tiddier
  9. tiddies
  10. tiddiest
  11. Tiddington

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