# tweedle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈtwiːdəl/ · frequency rank #98,832

## Definitions
1. To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle.
2. To influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
3. To twiddle.
4. To sell fake jewellery as genuine.
5. To make a shrill or trilling sound
6. To say in a high-pitched voice.
7. To trifle or play.
8. To go; to proceed without much enthusiasm.
9. To move or speak in unison (like Tweedledum and Tweedledee)

## Etymology
said to be imitative, probably influenced by wheedle. Compare teedle, toodle, twiddle

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tweedle