diddle

[US]/'dɪd(ə)l/
[UK]/'dɪdl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. to cheat or deceive in a playful or casual manner.
Word Forms
Past Tensediddled
Past Participlediddled
Present Participlediddling
Third Person Singulardiddles
Pluraldiddles

Example Sentences

diddle a person out of his money

diddled around all morning.

he diddled his income tax returns.

why diddle around with slow costly tests?.

The cardsharper diddled John out of $ 100.

The children diddled with the knobs on the television all afternoon.

he thought he'd been diddled out of his change.

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