Tweedle Meaning in English
word
ˈtwidəɫ
TWEE-dul
ˈtwiːdəl
TWEE-duhl
Definition
To make a series of high, light, musical sounds, like a bird singing or a musical instrument playing quickly.
Usage & Nuances
"Tweedle" is somewhat old-fashioned or literary; it's mostly used to describe bird songs or the sounds of flutes and similar instruments. Rarely used in everyday conversation. Sometimes refers to short, high, rhythmic sounds.
Spanish: cantar trinos - hacer sonidos agudos (instrumento)Portuguese (BR): trinados - emitir sons agudos (instrumento)Portuguese (PT): trinar - emitir sons agudos (instrumento)Chinese (Simplified): 发出叽叽喳喳声 - 发出高音（乐器）Chinese (Traditional): 發出嘰嘰喳喳聲 - 發出高音（樂器）Hindi: चहचहाना - ऊँचे स्वर निकालना (वाद्य से)Arabic: يغرد - يصدر أصواتًا حادة (آلة موسيقية)Bengali: কিচির-মিচির করা - টুংটাং করাRussian: трынкать - звенеть (музыкально, напевно)Japanese: ちゅんちゅん鳴く - 軽やかに奏でるVietnamese: hót líu lo - kêu líu ríu (âm thanh cao, ngân vang)Korean: 짹짹거리다 - 딸랑딸랑 울리다Turkish: cikirdemek - tiz tiz ötmekUrdu: چہچہانا - ہلکی اور اونچی موسیقی آواز نکالناIndonesian: berkicau - berdenting (nada tinggi, ringan)
Example Sentences
The birds tweedle in the morning outside my window.
basic
She could hear the flute tweedle softly in the distance.
basic
The little bell tweedled when I opened the shop door.
basic
A bird landed on the branch and began to tweedle cheerfully.
natural
Children giggled as the old toy started to tweedle its silly tune.
natural
Late at night, you can hear crickets tweedling in the fields.
natural