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1
to move or act slowly
- even though the hurricane was fast approaching, federal and local politicians wasted precious time diddling
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2
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
- an unscrupulous Broadway producer diddles little old ladies by persuading them to invest in a surefire flop
Synonyms for diddle
- beat,
- bilk,
- bleed,
- cheat,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- con,
- cozen,
- defraud,
- do,
- do in,
- euchre,
- fiddle,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- gaff,
- hose
- [slang],
- hustle,
- mulct,
- nobble
- [British slang],
- pluck,
- ream,
- rip off,
- rook,
- screw,
- shake down,
- short,
- shortchange,
- skin,
- skunk,
- squeeze,
- stick,
- stiff,
- sting,
- sucker,
- swindle,
- thimblerig,
- victimize
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“Diddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diddle. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of diddle was in 1786
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