noddle
Noun
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Noun
noddle (plural noddles)
- (UK, informal) The head; the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
- (UK, informal) The head as the seat of mental capacity or intellect.
- (obsolete) The back of the head; nape.
noddle (noddles, present participle noddling; past and past participle noddled)
- (intransitive) To nod repeatedly.
noddle (noddles, present participle noddling; past and past participle noddled)
- Alternative form of noodle#English|noodle (“improvise musically”).
- 1977, Musician, Player and Listener (issue 9, page 4)
- […] a rolling bass figure in 2/4 over which two semi-tuned electric guitars are noddling rhythm and blues.
- 1987, John Schaefer, New sounds: a listener's guide to new music (page 89)
- The album is almost ruined by some muzak-style noddling for strings and keyboards.
- 1977, Musician, Player and Listener (issue 9, page 4)
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