noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practice and sport of fishing for catfish using the bare hands. uncountable
2. 2
   Musical improvisation. countable

   "Unlike Basie's increasingly repetitious piano noodlings, Young's melodic gestures had a way of staying fresh and inventive."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of noodle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

catfistingdogginggrabbinggrabblinggravelinggurgling

Example

More examples

"Tom has been sitting in the other room noodling on his guitar all afternoon."

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