- 1[intransitive] diddle (around) to waste time without having a purpose Sometimes I just diddle around all day.
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- 2[intransitive] diddle (with something) to play with something carelessly or without thinking He diddled with the graphics on his computer.
diddle
verbNAmE//ˈdɪdl//
(informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they diddle he / she / it diddles
past simple diddled
-ing form diddling
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