Definition
Definition of diddling - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
- He spent the afternoon diddling around instead of working.
2.
- She accused him of diddling her out of her money.
Expressions with diddling
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changing data in a computer without permission
Data diddling can cause serious problems in computer systems.
asking about someone's well-being in a friendly way
Hey mate, how are you diddling today?
Origin of diddling
English, diddle (to cheat or swindle)
Examples of diddling in a sentence
They were diddling around instead of cleaning. He was caught diddling the company. They suspected him of diddling the customers.
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- French:futile, trompeur, ...
- German:herumtrödeln, täuschen, ...
- Italian:perditempo, truffatore, ...
- Spanish:perdiendo el tiempo, tramposo, ...
- Portuguese:a perder tempo, trapaceiro, ...
- Chinese:琐碎的, 欺骗的, ...
- Japanese:無駄に過ごす, 詐欺の, ...
- Arabic:عَابِث, مُحْتال, ...
- Hebrew:זָנִיחַ, נוֹכֵל, ...
- Russian:прохлаждаться, мошеннический, ...
- Ukrainian:дріб'язковий, обманюючий, ...
- Hindi:समय बर्बाद करना, धोखेबाज, ...
Definition of diddle - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- Stop diddling around and get to work.!
2.
- He tried to diddle his neighbor out of some money..
3.
- She was caught diddling in her room.
4.
technologytr. TECH. UK manipulate a value at the bit leveltr. TECH. UK
- The programmer diddled the code to fix the bug.
5.
- The criminal was caught diddling the victim.
Expressions with diddle
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waste time doing unimportant things
Stop diddling around and finish your homework.
handle or play with something in a restless way
Stop diddling with your pen during class!
cheat someone so they lose something by tricking them
He diddled me out of my money.
Origin of diddle
Unknown
Examples of diddle in a sentence
They diddled instead of finishing the project. She warned him not to diddle the customers. They discovered he had been diddling the company for years. She often diddles when feeling stressed. Diddling is a private matter for her. He diddled the settings to optimize performance.
The hacker diddled the system to gain access. He was accused of diddling the child. The scandal involved diddling minors.
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- French:traîner, rouler, ...
- German:herumtrödeln, betrügen, ...
- Italian:bighellonare, imbrogliare, ...
- Spanish:perder el tiempo, estafar, ...
- Portuguese:perder tempo, enganar, ...
- Chinese:闲荡, 欺骗, ...
- Japanese:無駄にする, 騙す, ...
- Arabic:تَلَكَأَ, خَدَعَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְבַזְבֵּז זְמַן, לְהוֹנוֹת, ...
- Russian:бездельничать, обмануть, ...
- Ukrainian:байдикувати, обдурити, ...
- Hindi:समय बर्बाद करना, धोखा देना, ...
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