Faddle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Faddle is a verb meaning To fiddle (play aimlessly).
Meaning
To fiddle (play aimlessly).
More Meanings
- (UK, dated) To dote on.
Example Sentences
She was doing no good in church all put about and faddling after Blackie.
I am afraid I must be at bottom, what a cheerful Indian critic has dubbed me, "a faddling hedonist" […]
He faddles over the needless, such as hanging maps up on the walls in the section and putting inkpots on the mantelpiece.
Even then, when nurse is ready to take baby out for a walk, properly wrapped up, faddling Mamma comes to examine, if not a little corner remains to be closed to the air.
Word Forms
- faddles
- faddling
- faddled
Synonyms for faddle
Depending on context, synonyms include fiddle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fiddle, feddle, fiddlefuck, fangle, friggle, fuss.
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