noodle

IPA(Pronunciation)

/nuːdl̩/

Verb

Australia transitive also figuratively intransitive

To search (mullock (“mining or ore processing waste”)) for opals. / To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock. / (also figuratively) To clear extraneous material from (an opal).

Japanese Meaning

（鉱山の廃棄物の中から）オパールを探し出すこと / （鉱山の廃棄物の中から）オパールを採取すること / 比喩的に、オパールから余分な不純物を除去して価値を引き出すこと

What is this buttons?

We decided to noodle through the mullock in hopes of finding opals.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私たちはオパールを見つけるために、鉱滓を掘り返して探すことにした。

Details

Sense（1）

To search (mullock (“mining or ore processing waste”)) for opals.

Sense（2）

To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock.

Sense（3）

(also figuratively) To clear extraneous material from (an opal).

Sense（4）

(intransitive) To search mullock for opals; to fossick.

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noodles

（ present singular third-person ）

noodling

（ participle present ）

noodled

（ participle past ）

noodled

（ past ）

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