English Dictionary

noodle

IPA（発音記号）

/nuːdl̩/

動詞

他動詞 アメリカ英語 くだけた表現 自動詞

(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.

日本語の意味

ジャズなどの文脈で、楽器や音楽のフレーズを即興的または軽妙な方法で演奏、あるいは歌唱すること。

After the set, she likes to noodle on her saxophone until midnight, trying out new riffs.

セットの後、彼女は新しいリフを試しながら深夜までサックスで即興演奏するのが好きだ。

意味（1）

(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.

意味（2）

(US, informal) To ponder or think about (something).

“Noodle that thought around for a while,” said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class.

意味（3）

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

He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful.

noodles （ present singular third-person ）

noodling （ participle present ）

noodled （ participle past ）

noodled （ past ）