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Thesaurus: tweedle

To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.

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  1. v. t. To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
  2. v. t. To twist.
  3. v. sing in modulation
  4. v. play negligently on a musical instrument
  5. v. entice through the use of music
  6. 1. To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure. A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service. Addison. 2. To twist. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  7. v. sing in modulation v. play negligently on a musical instrument v. entice through the use of music