tweedle
[ tweed-l ]
/ ˈtwid l /
verb (used without object), twee·dled, twee·dling.
to produce high-pitched, modulated sounds, as a singer, bird, or musical instrument.
to perform lightly upon a musical instrument.
verb (used with object), twee·dled, twee·dling.
to lure by or as by music: The Pied Piper tweedled the children into following him.
RELATED WORDS
warble, trill, chip, chirp, tweet, peep, twitter, chirrup, sound, lilt, quaver, roll, pipe, call, sing, purl, chipper
Nearby words
- tweaker,
- twee,
- tweed,
- tweed, william marcy,
- tweeddale,
- tweedledum,
- tweedledum and tweedledee,
- tweedsmuir,
- tweedy,
- tweenager
Origin of tweedle
First recorded in 1675–85; imitative
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