/ English Dictionary |
TWEEDLE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Entice through the use of music
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "tweedle" is one way to...):
entice; lure; tempt (provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Play negligently on a musical instrument
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "tweedle" is one way to...):
play (perform music on (a musical instrument))
Domain category:
music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Synonyms:
chirp; tweedle
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "tweedle" is one way to...):
sing (produce tones with the voice)
Domain category:
music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s