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Definition of Tweedle
1. Verb. Sing in modulation.
2. Verb. Play negligently on a musical instrument.
3. Verb. Entice through the use of music.
Definition of Tweedle
1. v. t. To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
Definition of Tweedle
1. Verb. (obsolete UK dialect) to twist ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward fiddling. ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete by extension) To influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure. ¹
4. Verb. (''mistakenly?'') to twiddle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tweedle
1. to perform casually on a musical instrument [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tweedle
Literary usage of Tweedle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1851)
"Sword and buckler by bis side, tweedle, &c. " When he was upon his high horse set,
... I am Lady of this house, tweedle, &o.; " Hast thou any minde of me? ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"While these provisions of the statute law were in force William tweedle, of
Providence, ... His discharge was opposed by tweedle. the committing creditor, ..."
3. Journal of the Canadian Bankers' Association by Canadian Bankers' Association (1907)
"Thia point was finally settled in the case of tweedle v. Atkinson. John tweedle
and William Guy (the son of the former being married to the daughter of the ..."
4. Publications by Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1854)
"It is all tweedle dum or tweedle dee. " I hope to hear from you soon. I look
back, and will always do so, with peculiar complacence, on the happy hours I ..."
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