Third-person singular simple present indicative form of noodle

plural of noodle

(usually in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.

(transitive, intransitive, Shetland, singing) To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume.

(dated) A person with poor judgment; a fool. / (slang) The brain; the head.

(transitive, obsolete) To fool or trick (someone). / (intransitive, Britain, dialectal, informal) To engage in frivolous behaviour; to fool around or waste time.

(US, informal); (chiefly jazz) An improvised passage of music played on an instrument; also, a series of ornamental notes played on an instrument; a trill.

(chiefly jazz) To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.

(fishing) To catch (fish (usually very large catfish), turtles, or other aquatic animals) with the hands; also, to catch (fish) using a gaff or fishing spear; to gaff.

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).