1
: a food paste made usually with egg and shaped typically in ribbon form
2
: a buoyant, flexible cylinder of polyethylene foam used as an aid in swimming or staying afloat in water
Grasp the pool noodle with hands about shoulder-width apart, then extend arms straight out in front of you on the water's surface …—
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noodled; noodling
ˈnüd-liŋ,
ˈnü-dᵊl-iŋ
: to improvise on an instrument in an informal or desultory manner
Examples of noodle in a Sentence
Noun (1)
come in out of the rain, you silly noodle
since he's almost seven feet tall, it shouldn't be too difficult to spot his noodle in this crowd
Verb
He was just noodling around on the guitar.
It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time.
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Shae Hammond, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Salsa and cooked noodles past their expiration date were found in the cooler.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
The Oscar-winning writer and director has been noodling on his take for decades.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Upon reaching the entrance, customers were greeted by lion dancers and dozens of bright red shopping carts ready to be piled high with Korean snacks, noodles, fresh seafood and produce, takeout Korean dishes and more from what’s become the largest Asian supermarket chain in the United States.
—Shae Hammond, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Salsa and cooked noodles past their expiration date were found in the cooler.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
The album was born five years ago when McCartney and producer Andrew Watt (Elton John, Ozzy Osbourne) met for tea and the former Beatle began noodling around on his guitar.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
The Oscar-winning writer and director has been noodling on his take for decades.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Noodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noodle. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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