doo|dle

doo|dle
doo|dle1 «DOO duhl», verb, -dled, -dling, noun.
–v.i., v.t.
to make drawings or marks absent-mindedly while talking or thinking: »

He doodled his own face a lot (New Yorker).

–n.
a drawing or mark made absent-mindedly.
╂[American English, apparently < dialectal English doodle, or dudle to trifle, fritter away time]
–doo´dler, noun.
doo|dle2 «DOO duhl», noun.
U.S. = doodlebug1. (Cf. ↑doodlebug)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • doo´dle|bug´ger — doo|dle|bug1 «DOO duhl BUHG», noun. U.S. the larva of the ant lion. The doodlebug digs a pit to catch other insects. ╂[American English, perhaps < earlier English doodle simpleton + bug] doo|dle|bug2 «DOO duhl BUHG», noun, verb, bugged,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • doo|dle|bug — doo|dle|bug1 «DOO duhl BUHG», noun. U.S. the larva of the ant lion. The doodlebug digs a pit to catch other insects. ╂[American English, perhaps < earlier English doodle simpleton + bug] doo|dle|bug2 «DOO duhl BUHG», noun, verb, bugged,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • doo·dle — …   Useful english dictionary

  • cock-a-doo|dle-doo — «KOK uh DOO duhl DOO», interjection, noun, verb. –interj., n. an imitation of the loud cry of a rooster. –v.i. to make this sound; crow …   Useful english dictionary

  • cock-a-doo|dle — «KOK uh DOO duhl», intransitive verb, dled, dling. to crow; cock a doodle doo: »One of those egotistical…types who cock a doodle a great deal (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

  • dip|sy-doo|dle — «DIHP see DOO duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. U.S. Slang. –n. 1. Baseball. a) a dipsy do. b) a pitcher adept at throwing a dipsy do. 2. a deceptive person; tricky thing. –v.t., v.i. to deceive; trick …   Useful english dictionary

  • flam|doo|dle — «FLAM DOO duhl», noun. Informal. nonsense. ╂[variant of flapdoodle] …   Useful english dictionary

  • flap|doo|dle — «FLAP DOO duhl», noun. Informal. nonsense; bosh; humbug. ╂[a coined word] …   Useful english dictionary

  • dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

  • doo — did·ger·i·doo; doo; doo·cot; doo·dad; doo·dah; doo·dia; doo·dler; doo·dle·sack; doo·hick·ey; doo·ly; doo·put·ty; doo·zer; dun·ka·doo; flam·doo·dle; flap·doo·dle; hay·doo·dle; hoo·doo·ism; koo·doo; nar·doo; pull·doo; rang·doo·dles;… …   English syllables

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”