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doo·dle (do̵̅o̅d′'l)

intransitive verb doodled -·dled, doodling -·dling

  1. to move aimlessly or foolishly; dawdle
  2. ☆ to scribble or draw aimlessly or nervously, esp. when the attention is elsewhere; make doodles
  3. ☆ Informal to play music in a casual, informal way

Etymology: Ger dudeln, to play (the bagpipe), hence to trifle, dawdle (< Pol dudlić < dudy, a bagpipe < Turk duduk, a flute); reinforced by echoic tootle & dawdle

noun

☆ a mark, design, figure, etc. made in doodling

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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