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doodle
doo·dle / ˈdoōdl/ • v. [intr.] scribble absentmindedly: he was only doodling in the margin. ∎ engage in idle activity; dawdle: they could plan another attack while we're just doodling around. • n. a rough drawing made absentmindedly. DERIVATIVES: doo·dler / -d(ə)lər/ n. |
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"doodle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "doodle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-doodle.html "doodle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-doodle.html |
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doodle simpleton XVII; larva of tiger-beetle (also doodle-bug, applied in 1944 to the ‘flying bomb’) XIX; aimless scrawl on paper XX. In the first sense — LG. dudel- in dudeltopf, -dopp simple fellow; the connection of the other senses is doubtful; the last is prob. rel. to dial. vb. doodle fritter time away.
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T. F. HOAD. "doodle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "doodle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-doodle.html T. F. HOAD. "doodle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-doodle.html |
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doodle
•addle, paddle, saddle, skedaddle, staddle, straddle
•candle, Coromandel, dandle, Handel, handle, mishandle, Randall, sandal, scandal, vandal
•manhandle, panhandle
•packsaddle • side-saddle
•backpedal, heddle, medal, meddle, pedal, peddle, treadle
•Grendel, Kendall, Lendl, Mendel, Rendell, sendal, Wendell
•cradle, ladle
•beadle, bipedal, credal, needle, wheedle
•diddle, fiddle, griddle, kiddle, Liddell, middle, piddle, riddle, twiddle
•brindle, dwindle, kindle, spindle, swindle, Tyndale
•paradiddle, taradiddle
•pyramidal • apsidal
•bridal, bridle, fratricidal, genocidal, germicidal, homicidal, idle, idol, infanticidal, insecticidal, intertidal, matricidal, parricidal, patricidal, pesticidal, regicidal, sidle, suicidal, tidal, tyrannicidal, uxoricidal
•coddle, doddle, model, noddle, swaddle, toddle, twaddle, waddle
•fondle, rondel
•mollycoddle
•caudal, chordal, dawdle
•poundal, roundel
•Gödel, modal, yodel
•crinoidal
•boodle, caboodle, canoodle, doodle, feudal, noodle, poodle, strudel, udal
•befuddle, cuddle, fuddle, huddle, muddle, puddle, ruddle
•bundle, trundle
•prebendal • synodal
•antipodal, tripodal
•citadel
•curdle, engirdle, girdle, hurdle
•dirndl
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"doodle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "doodle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-doodle.html "doodle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-doodle.html |
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