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noo⋅dle
3 [nood-l]
verb, -dled, -dling.–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to improvise a musical passage in a casual manner, esp. as a warm-up exercise. |
| 2. | Informal.
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–verb (used with object)
—Verb phrase| 3. | Informal.
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| 4. | noodle around, Informal. to play, experiment, or improvise. |
Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; orig. uncert.
1935–40, Americanism; orig. uncert.

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Noodle
Noo"dle\, n. [G. nudel vermicelli.] A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : noodle
Spanish:
fideos, tallarines,
German:
die Nudel,
Japanese:
めん類
noodle (n.)
"narrow strip of dried dough," 1779, from Ger. Nudel, of unknown origin. W.Flem. noedel and Fr. nouille are Ger. loan-words. The older noun meaning "simpleton, stupid person" (1753) probably is an unrelated word, as is the slang word for "head" (attested from 1914).
noodle (v.)
"improvised music" (n.), 1926, probably from noodle (n.), on analogy of the suppleness of the food and that of the trills and improvised phrases. The verb is first attested 1937 (implied in noodling).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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noodle
a cooked egg-and-flour paste prominent in European and Oriental cuisine, generally distinguished from other pasta (q.v.) by its elongated, ribbonlike form. Noodles are commonly used to add body and flavour to broth soups. They are commonly boiled or sauteed and served with sauces and meats or baked in casseroles.
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