verb🔗ShareTo think or ponder.""Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class."mindactionphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fiddle, play with, or mess around."If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it."actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo improvise music."He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful."musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body"Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river."fishsportactionanimalnaturehumanentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fossick, especially for opals."During his summer vacation in Lightning Ridge, David noodled through the discarded mine tailings, hoping to find a hidden opal. "geologyworkmineraljobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading