Riddled vs Diddled - What's the difference?
riddled | diddled |
Damaged throughout by holes.
Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.
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#* 2008 , Joan London, The Good Parents , Random House Australia, ISBN 978-1-74166-793-6,
(riddle)
(diddle)
(music) In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed
(slang, childish) The penis.
* 2011 , L. R. Baker, Wingnut: Operation Payback (page 104)
to cheat; to swindle
to have sex with
to masturbate (especially of women)
to waste time
To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
* Frances Quarles
As verbs the difference between riddled and diddled
is that riddled is (riddle) while diddled is (diddle).As an adjective riddled
is damaged throughout by holes.riddled
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The minister claimed that the old benefits system was riddled with abuse and fraud.
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- They took a swig each from an old bottle of sherry and ate some stale digestive biscuits sealed in a tin in the mouse-riddled cupboards.
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*diddled
English
Verb
(head)diddle
English
Noun
(en noun)- Paul was the first one to unzip his pants, take out his diddle , and make himself ready to pee on the wire.
Verb
(en-verb)- And, when his forward strength began to bloom, / To see him diddle up and down the Room!
