noodling
Because it is a word with a single syllable, noodling is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofnoodling
- To think or ponder.
Example: ""Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class."
- To fiddle, play with, or mess around.
Example: "If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it."
- To improvise music.
Example: "He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful."
- To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body
Example: "Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river."
- To fossick, especially for opals.
- The practice and sport of fishing for catfish using the bare hands.
- Musical improvisation.
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