tweedle

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Synonyms: tweedie, tweddle, weedle, tweeple

Antonyms: tweedie, tweddle, weedle, tweeple

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[handle]] [[light]]ly; said with reference to awkward playing on a [[fiddle]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete|by extension}} To influence as if by fiddling; to [[coax]]; to [[allure]].
3. To [[twiddle]]. <!--proscribed?-->
4. {{lb|en|UK|slang}} To sell fake jewellery as genuine.
5. To make a [[shrill]] or [[trill]]ing sound
6. To say in a high-pitched voice.
7. To [[trifle]] or [[play]].
8. To [[go]]; to [[proceed]] without much [[enthusiasm]].
9. {{lb|en|of two people}} To [[move]] or [[speak]] in unison (like {{w|Tweedledum and Tweedledee}})

Noun

1. A sound of the kind made by a [[fiddle]].
2. {{lb|en|UK|slang}} A [[confidence trick]] in which [[fake]] [[jewellery]] is sold as [[genuine]].

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