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How to pronounce “diddle

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Pronunciation guide for diddle

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of diddle with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Score: A Film Music DocumentaryThey're playing along-- diddle, diddle, diddle, diddle, diddle,
Definition summary
(music, countable) In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.

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How to pronounce diddle

Score: A Film Music Documentary

They're playing along-- diddle, diddle, diddle, diddle, diddle,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “diddle

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (music, countable) In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
  • (slang, childish, countable) The penis.
  • (slang, uncountable) Gin (the drink).
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, slang) To cheat; to swindle.
  • (transitive, slang) To molest.
  • (transitive, slang) To masturbate.
  • (transitive) To waste time.
  • (intransitive) To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
  • (transitive, computing, slang) To manipulate a value at the level of individual bits (binary digits).
  • [Interjection]
  • A meaningless word used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

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Similar Sounds

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