A meaningless word used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

simple past tense and past participle of diddle

(music) In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.

(transitive, slang) To cheat; to swindle. / (transitive, slang) To molest. / (transitive, slang) To masturbate (especially of women). / (transitive) To waste time.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diddle

present participle of diddle

plural of paradiddle-diddle

(intransitive) To dilly-dally

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diddle-daddle

present participle of diddle-daddle