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Definition: Tweedle |
TweedleVerb1. Sing in modulation. 2. Play negligently on a musical instrument. 3. Entice through the use of music. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tweedle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1749. (references) |
Note: Tweedle \Twee"dle\, transitive verb. [Compare to Twiddle.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: TweedleSynonym: chirp (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Equality | Equivalence; equipollence, equipoise, equilibrium, equiponderance; par, quits, a wash; not a pin to choose; distinction without a difference, six of one and half a dozen of the other; tweedle dee and tweedle dum; identity; similarity. |
Identity | Coincide, coalescent, coalescing; indistinguishable; one; equivalent; (equal); tweedle dee and tweedle dum; much the same, of a muchness; unaltered. |
Touch | Verb: touch, feel, handle, finger, thumb, paw, fumble, grope, grabble; twiddle, tweedle; pass the fingers over, run the fingers over; manipulate, wield; throw out a feeler. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I the, arch heretic, am reformer Stanley Tweedle. And though only an assistant deputy and back up courier, I did everything I could, I really tried! (Lexx: The Dark Zone; writing credit: Paul Donovan; Lex Gigeroff) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Books | |
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| "Tweedle" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 63.64% of the time. "Tweedle" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 63.64% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 18.18% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (singular) | 18.18% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 11 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "tweedle" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Tweedle | Last name | 170 | 45,061 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expression using "tweedle": tweedle dee and tweedle dum. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
tweedle | 15 |
dee dum tweedle tweedle | 10 |
tweedle dee | 8 |
litho tweedle | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "tweedle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Greek | Θωπεύω, Ψαύω. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | eedletway | ||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tweedle": tweedled, tweedles. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tweedle" (pronounced twē"dul) |
| 4 | -ē" d u l | beadle, needle. |
| 3 | -d u l | addle, alkaloidal, antipodal, astraddle, backpedal, Bedell, befuddle, bindle, Boodle, bridal, bridle, Brindle, bundle, caboodle, candle, caudal, caudle, Coddle, colloidal, cradle, cuddle, dawdle, Doodle, dwindle, feudal, fiddle, fondle, genocidal, girdle, handle, homicidal, huddle, hurdle, idle, idol, idyll, intermodal, intertidal, kindle, ladle, manhandle, medal, meddle, middle, minoxidil, mishandle, modal, model, mollycoddle, muddle, noodle, paddle, panhandle, pedal, peddle, Piddle, poodle, puddle, pyramidal, rekindle, remodel, rhizoidal, riddle, Ruddle, Rundle, saddle, sandal, scandal, Seidel, sidle, spindle, straddle, suicidal, supermodel, swindle, tidal, toddle, trundle, twaddle, twiddle, unbundle, vandal, Waddle, Wedel, widdle, Windle, yodel. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-e-l-t-w" | |
-1 letter: delete, weeted, welted. | |
-2 letters: dwelt, etwee, tewed, tweed, wedel. | |
-3 letters: deet, dele, delt, leet, lewd, teed, teel, tele, twee, weed, weel, weet, weld, welt. | |
-4 letters: dee, del, dew, eel, eld, ewe, led, lee, let, ted, tee, tel, tew, wed, wee, wet. | |
-5 letters: de, ed, el, et, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-e-l-t-w" | |
+1 letter: tweedled, tweedles, weltered. | |
+2 letters: sweltered. | |
+3 letters: televiewed, tumbleweed, wildebeest. | |
+4 letters: cartwheeled, thimbleweed, tumbleweeds, wildebeests. | |
+5 letters: bewilderment, thimbleweeds, wholehearted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Names: Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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