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Meanings of diddle in inglés

portugués
fraudar
catalán
defraudar
español
embaucar

Deprive of by deceit.

embaucar
español
jugar

Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination.

Related terms
jugar
Usage of diddle in inglés
1
So he began to try 'Hey diddle diddle', but it wouldn't do.
At the Back of the North Wind
2
Tramp, tramp, tramp went the rhythmic feet; diddle-diddle-dee went the fiddles.
Peak and Prairie / From a Colorado Sketch-book
3
The origin of the diddle is referrable to the infancy of the Human Race.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4
4
Rather a small, but still a scientific diddle is this.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
5
The origin of the diddle is referable to the infancy of the Human Race.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
6
One, Cora Teague is a big girl and free to diddle whoever she wants.
Speaking in Bones
7
HEY diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon.
The Irish Times
8
But it must be very pretty nonsense, and not like that silly hey diddle diddle!
At the Back of the North Wind
9
For instance, you can diddle with the picture after it is taken, blurring a background, say.
Wired
10
Here again is a very clever diddle, of which the simplicity is not its least recommendation.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4
11
He'd diddle, and dawdle, and stutter, but oh!
Our Boys / Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors
12
A very simple diddle, indeed, is this.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
13
Again, quite a respectable diddle is this.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
14
Watching you diddle on the kitchen floor.
Three to get deadly and four to score
15
A very good diddle is this.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
16
A very minute diddle is this.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
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Translations for diddle
Diddle through the time
Diddle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common