Diddling Meaning in English

word · lemma: diddle

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Definición

'Diddling' means either tricking or cheating someone in a small or playful way, or wasting time by fiddling with something without a real purpose.

Uso & Matices

Very informal and rare in modern conversation. Commonly means minor trickery or wasting time, not serious crime. Sometimes used for 'messing with' objects. Do not use in formal writing. Different from 'diddling around', which just means wasting time.

• Spanish: engañando (de manera leve) - jugueteando
• Portuguese (BR): enganando (de forma leve) - brincando
• Portuguese (PT): enganar (de forma leve) - brincar
• Chinese (Simplified): 欺骗（小伎俩）- 摆弄
• Chinese (Traditional): 欺騙（小伎倆）- 擺弄
• Hindi: धोखा देना (हल्का) - छेड़छाड़ करना
• Arabic: التحايل (بسيط) - العبث
• Bengali: অন্যের সাথে ঠকবাজি করা - অলসভাবে কিছু নিয়ে সময় নষ্ট করা
• Russian: мелкое жульничество - бездельничать (играться с чем-то)
• Japanese: ちょっとしたごまかし - いじくる (無駄に時間を使う)
• Vietnamese: lừa vặt - nghịch ngợm/đùa nghịch (không mục đích)
• Korean: 잔꾀를 부림 - 만지작거리며 빈둥거림
• Turkish: küçük hile yapmak - oyalanmak (amaçsızca eşya ile uğraşmak)
• Urdu: چھوٹی چالبازی کرنا - بلا مقصد کسی چیز سے کھیلنا
• Indonesian: lừa vặt - nghịch ngợm, dây dưa (không mục đích)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

He was diddling with his phone during class.

basic

Stop diddling with the lock and just open the door.

basic

He got caught diddling the accounts at work.

basic

She spent the whole afternoon diddling around in her room instead of studying.

natural

You can't keep diddling people out of their money; eventually someone will notice.

natural

He’s always diddling with gadgets, trying to fix or improve them.

natural