Diddle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She diddled the buttons on her shirt while impatiently waiting for the call.
- He diddled with the coins in his pocket, trying to calm his nerves during the interview.
- They diddled the prices of the items on the shelf, attempting to confuse the customers.
- Stop diddling with that remote control and give it to me already.
- The kids were diddling with twigs and mud, trying to build their own shelters in the backyard.
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Meaning 2
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The con artist diddled the tourists out of their savings by selling them fake souvenirs.
- The shopkeeper diddled the investor by inflating the store's profits in the financial reports.
- She was accused of diddling the company's clients by giving them false investment advice.
- The thief diddled the elderly lady out of her pension by posing as a bank official.
- He diddled the insurance company by filing a false claim for the damage to his car.