Whiddle

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1
To inform on someone. slang
"He said he only wanted one thing — if I'd chuck Gursey out again, in case he went whiddling to the colonel."
2
To shine. obsolete
"Old Noll is whiddling bright, / The dull world is asleep, / 'Tis a high spiced Toby night, / Let's in our saddles leap; […]"

Example

"He said he only wanted one thing — if I'd chuck Gursey out again, in case he went whiddling to the colonel."

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