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noodle

B2 verb

Các nghĩa

  1. ngẫu hứng chơi nhạc

    To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.

    informal · transitive

  2. suy nghĩ về

    To ponder or think about (something).

    us · informal · transitive

    “Noodle that thought around for a while,” said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class.

  3. ngẫu hứng chơi nhạc

    To play a musical instrument or to sing in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play a series of ornamental notes on an instrument.

    informal · intransitive

    He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful.

  4. suy nghĩ vẩn vơ

    To ponder or think, especially in an unproductive or unsystematic manner; to muse.

    us · informal · intransitive

    He noodled over the problem for a day or two before making a decision.

  5. thử làm một cách không chắc chắn

    To attempt in an informal or uncertain manner; to fiddle.

    us · informal · intransitive

    If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it.

  6. đùa giỡn, nghịch ngợm

    Often followed by about or around: to mess around, to play.

    us · informal · intransitive

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