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Definition: FADDLE

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To trifle; to toy.[Websters]
2. To fondle; to dandle.[Websters]
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: faddling, faddled, faddles, faddler, faddlers, faddlingly and faddledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Faddle" is a common misspelling or typo for: Fiddle, Fiddled, Fiddler, Fiddles, Fuddle, Addle.

Date "Faddle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references)

Note: Faddle \Fad"dle\, intransitive verb. [Compare to Fiddle, Fiddle-faddle.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FADDLE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] To trifle; to toy; to play. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: FADDLE

Expressions Domain Definition
Fiddle faddle Slang in 1811 FIDDLE FADDLE. Trifling discourse, nonsense. A mere fiddle faddle fellow; a trifier. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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Topics by Level of Interest: FADDLE

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Fiddle faddle 3     Fiddle faddle 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: FADDLE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Dari مزخرف (absurd, nonsense, flapdoodle, ludicrous, nonsensical), مهمل (nonsense, flapdoodle, preposterous, trash, trashy). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, faddle. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi مزخرف (absurd, nonsense, flapdoodle, ludicrous, nonsensical), مهمل (nonsense, flapdoodle, preposterous, trash, trashy). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, faddle. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian مزخرف (absurd, nonsense, flapdoodle, ludicrous, nonsensical), مهمل (nonsense, flapdoodle, preposterous, trash, trashy). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, faddle. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) مزخرف (absurd, nonsense, flapdoodle, ludicrous, nonsensical), مهمل (nonsense, flapdoodle, preposterous, trash, trashy). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, faddle. (volunteer & more translations)
Urdu کھیلنا۔ کلول کرنا (faddle). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, faddle. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top